Max was officially designated the “national messenger” last year, boosting the usage of the little-known app owned by leading ...

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The digital curtain is falling in Russia as the Kremlin officially pulled the plug on WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging app.

Russia's government reportedly attempted to fully block WhatsApp on Wednesday in what the messaging service called an effort ...

"Today the Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance ...

WhatsApp and Telegram sound the alarm as the Kremlin chokes off Western apps to promote MAX, a state-backed rival modeled ...

Due to Meta’s unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman ...

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the messenger's management doesn't comply with Russian laws, and that the ...

After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users.