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.

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

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WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.

'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.