Russia has ordered its officials to switch over to the Max app by September 1. Moscow has, in recent years, been trying to ...

WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the ...

WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the ...

According to the new law, Russians could be fined up to 5,000 roubles for searching content deemed 'extreme' by the ...

A Russian lawmaker who regulates the country's IT said WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, warning it would likely be put on a list of restricted software.

WhatsApp should prepare to exit the Russian market, Anton Gorelkin, a Russian lawmaker who regulates the IT sector, has said.

Putin is pushing for a state-backed messaging app that aims to integrate with government services and reduce reliance on foreign platforms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed his administration to implement new measures that effectively 'ban' social media applications and software originating from 'unfriendly countries'. The ...

According to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, WhatsApp, owned by Meta tech giant, is a likely target for blocking.

Russian lawmakers have reportedly called WhatsApp a threat to national security and warned that the messaging app should ...

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers have declared WhatsApp, the world’s most widely used messaging platform owned by Meta, a threat to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app ...