Die russische Führung übt Internetzensur aus und schränkt schon seit einiger Zeit die Funktionen internationaler Messenger-Apps ein. Der Kreml antwortet auf die Kritik von WhatsApp an der Blockade.

WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".

Die russische Führung übt Internetzensur aus und schränkt schon seit einiger Zeit die Funktionen internationaler Messenger-Apps ein. Der Kreml antwortet auf die Kritik von…

L'app di messaggistica WhatsApp ha denunciato un tentativo delle autorità russe di bloccarne il funzionamento per costringere gli utenti a migrare verso un servizio concorrente…

SAN FRANCISCO, United States: WhatsApp said Wednesday that Russia “attempted to fully block” the messaging app in the country to push users to a competing state-controlled…

Russia began limiting some calls on WhatsApp and messaging service Telegram last year

'The Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app,' said the subsidiary of Meta on Wednesday.

Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance.