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

Russian authorities are taking measures to restrict some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta ...

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share ...

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

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

In order to counteract criminals… measures are being taken to partially restrict calls on these foreign messengers,” ...

Russian authorities have long engaged in a deliberate and multipronged effort to rein in the internet. View on euronews ...

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

In a latest crackdown on freedom of speech, Russia has restricted messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, accusing the ...

Russia has started restricting some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, clamping down on the popular foreign-owned encrypted messaging platforms as it pushes for more control over internet use. The ...

Russia began restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, arguing that the foreign-owned platforms are failing to share ...