A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, ...

Russia has ordered a state-backed messaging app to be installed on all devices across the country in a move set to ...

Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp. This is part of a ...

WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, says it's concerned Russia is blocking voice calls to push users to other platforms where ...

The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a move that could increase surveillance of Russian ...

The Russian leadership wants to force WhatsApp out of the country. The preferred alternative called MAX must now be ...

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share ...

EADaily, August 22nd, 2025. In Russia, this afternoon, on August 22, the Google Meet video service "fell", which entered the ...

Moscow claims the encrypted apps are used for “deceit and extortion.” Meta says it’s a push to get Russians onto less secure ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for ...

This comes after Russia restricted some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Russia said on Thursday that all mobile phones and tablets sold in the country from next month must come pre-installed with MAX, a state-backed ...