WhatsApp says Russia ‘attempted to fully block’ app

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 service, potentially affecting 100 million people. Moscow has been trying to nudge Russians to use a more tightly controlled domestic online service. It has threatened a host of Internet platforms with forced slowdowns or outright bans if they do not comply with Russian laws, including those requiring data on Russian users to be stored inside the country.

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