Both platforms had their run-ins with the Russian authorities in the past. The Kremlin tried to block Telegram between ...

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

Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor confirmed Wednesday that it is restricting voice and video calls on ...

Russia has partially blocked audio calls on WhatsApp and Telegram as part of a broader internet control strategy, coinciding ...

Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed the apps have become "the main services used to defraud and extort ...

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

Regulator Roskomnadzor says only calling function has been restricted, while all other features remain fully operational - ...

Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to ...

By DASHA LITVINOVALas autoridades rusas anunciaron el miércoles que restringirían “parcialmente” las llamadas a través de las ...

The curbs are part of Russia’s push for ‘digital sovereignty’, which includes a new state-backed messaging app to reduce ...

Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls via messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, citing crime ...

Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services. Read more at ...