Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has intensified rhetoric over a territorial claim to the Essequibo, which makes up more ...

Russia has moved to limit voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, and is pushing home-grown apps as a replacement.

WhatsApp, the highly popular messaging service owned by Meta, accused the Russian government Wednesday of trying to block its service.  “WhatsApp is private, end-to-end encrypted, and defies ...

WhatsApp accused Russia of limiting access to secure communication by restricting calls, as Moscow boosts local platforms to control internet space. Foreign-owned platforms like WhatsApp face ...

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

Russia has partially blocked video and audio calls on popular messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp (META) in order to tackle ...

Russia plans to restrict some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, saying the apps don't cooperate with the government to stop ...

Russia has curbed WhatsApp and Telegram calls, boosting its MAX app and tightening internet control through censorship and gradual service limits.

Russian regulators moved to restrict the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest in a major step to push ...

Roskomnadzor, Russia's media and internet regulator, said that "in order to counteract criminals," measures were being taken ...

Russia has started restricting some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, clamping down on the popular foreign-owned encrypted messaging platforms as it pushes for more control over internet use. The ...

Both platforms had their run-ins with the Russian authorities in the past. The Kremlin tried to block Telegram between ...