Russia says popular messaging apps facilitating crime, sabotage as internet restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.

Russia plans to restrict some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, saying the apps don't cooperate with the government to stop ...

Russian regulators moved to restrict the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest in a major step to push ...

WhatsApp, the highly popular messaging service owned by Meta, accused the Russian government Wednesday of trying to block its service.  “WhatsApp is private, end-to-end encrypted, and defies ...

Russia is restricting calls via the foreign messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly to defend against terrorists ...

Russia has restricted voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, citing national security and crime concerns. The move affects ...

WhatsApp said it will continue to make its services available in Russia, despite the Kremlin attempting to limit the ...

Russia has moved to curb voice call services on WhatsApp and Telegram, claiming the popular messaging apps are being ...

“According to law enforcement agencies and numerous appeals from citizens, foreign messengers Telegram and WhatsApp have become the main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve ...

Pavel Durov announced that Telegram will ban “numerous channels” this week for doxxing and extortion after receiving hundreds ...

The restrictions came amid a wider crackdown on internet use in Russia, as the Kremlin rolled out an officially sanctioned ...

Telegram administrators have blocked the hacking group BlackMirror’s channel “for doxxing and defamation-based extortion.” ...