Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the ...

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

Russia is restricting calls via the foreign messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly to defend against terrorists ...

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

Roskomnadzor, Russia's media and internet regulator, said that "in order to counteract criminals," measures were being taken to restrict voice calls on the messaging services. The ...

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

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

Russian authorities have long engaged in a deliberate and multipronged effort to rein in the internet. View on euronews ...

A new online scam is targeting job seekers, homemakers, and students using WhatsApp and Telegram to offer fake tasks to earn money that lead victims into debt and despair. These scams typically ...

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases, the digital ...

Sexually exploitative images of Chinese women were shared in encrypted Telegram chat groups with hundreds of thousands of users, Chinese media reported, triggering widespread outrage online.

WhatsApp banned more than 6.8 million accounts linked to scam operations in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta said in a statement Tuesday. “As part of our ongoing proactive ...