Russia banned WhatsApp and is promoting MAX, a state-backed app with features beyond messaging but raising data privacy concerns due to sharing with authorities.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov cites Meta Corporation's refusal to comply with Russian law for restrictions, while WhatsApp ...

WhatsApp said Wednesday that Russia “attempted to fully block” the messaging app in the country to push users to a competing state-controlled service, ...

Russia blocks WhatsApp for 100M users, mandating state MAX app on phones. Meta calls it surveillance. VPN required for access ...

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company says, the latest move in an ongoing government effort to tighten control over the internet. The Kremlin confirms that Russia ...

Russia has completely blocked Meta-owned WhatsApp for its state-backed national messenger app MAX. Speaking to reporters, ...

US messenger ‌app WhatsApp has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local law, the Kremlin says, ...

Russian internet censorship escalates as 13 websites, including YouTube and WhatsApp, are removed from the National Domain Name System.

Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said ...

WhatsApp said earlier that Russia has 'attempted to fully block' its service, and this would affect more than 100 million ...

Messaging giant says Moscow is targeting secure communications as authorities restrict foreign platforms over fraud and terrorism probes.

WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin ...