Russia Restricts Calls via WhatsApp and Telegram, the Latest Step to Control the Internet

Russian Regulators Restrict WhatsApp, Telegram In Latest Internet Crackdown

Russian regulators moved to restrict the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest in a major step to push Russians onto a newly launched government-managed "super app."

Russia clamps down on WhatsApp and Telegram over data sharing

Calls via foreign-owned platforms curbed as critics say Kremlin is pushing for greater control over Russia’s internetRussia has announced restrictions on the messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases.Moscow has clashed with foreign tech platforms for several years over content and data storage in a simmering dispute that intensified…

Russia Restricts WhatsApp, Telegram Calls, Says Need To Fight Criminality

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

Telegram messenger combating malicious activity, including fraud, calls for sabotage

Telegram was also the first to implement detailed privacy settings for calls, so that each user could independently determine from whom to receive calls, or completely disable them, the service added

Roskomnadzor Says It Is Restricting WhatsApp, Telegram Calls

Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor confirmed Wednesday that it is restricting voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, calling it an anti-fraud measure to protect citizens. “Calls on these foreign messaging platforms are partially restricted to counter criminal activity,” the state-run news agency quoted Roskomnadzor as saying in a statement. “Nearly all such fraudulent calls have shifted to foreign messengers, which refu…

Russia limits Telegram and WhatsApp calls over security dispute

The restrictions, in place since August 11, mean Telegram voice calls barely work and WhatsApp calls produce distorted or no sound. Other functions like messaging remain unaffected.