The Russian government is attempting to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms not under its control intensifies.

Russia on Thursday moved to block the WhatsApp messaging platform owned by Meta, further restricting international communications for citizens and visitors. In 2022, Meta Russia was designated as ...

Critics and rights groups say the measures are a clear attempt by the Kremlin to expand surveillance and tighten control over internet use, amid a broad crackdown on dissent during the ongoing war in ...

From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

Russia has "attempted to fully block" WhatsApp in the country, the company said, as the Kremlin continues to tighten restrictions on messaging apps. Meta-owned WhatsApp said the move aims to push more ...

Farzaneh Badiei, a digital governance analyst who supports global internet access and grew up in Iran, said Starlink is ...

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

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

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday defended Russia's restrictions on the messaging service WhatsApp, after the app ...

WhatsApp said the Russian government has moved to “fully block” the world’s most popular messaging service in the country as ...

Russia's communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said that Telegram would begin slowing nationwide for the country's 60 million users as it had not addressed long-running violations. Moscow says ...