'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.

From February 9, Russian users of the messaging and call app Telegram began reporting access issues. Russian authorities have denounced Telegram's alleged lack of action against…

If the company continues ignoring Russia’s demands, there will be no chance for the service’s return, Russian presidential press ecretary Dmitry Peskov said