Article #238622

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Meta’s WhatsApp accuses Russia of blocking its service to force users to state ‘super-app’ Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description US messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, accused authorities in Russia on Thursday of trying to fully block its service to drive Russians to a state-owned app, which it alleged was used for surveillance. “Trying ‌to isolate over 100 million users from private and secure communication is a backwards step and can only lead to less safety for people in Russia,” the world’s most popular messaging service said in a statement. “We continue to do everything we can to keep users...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343343/metas-whatsapp-accuses-russia-blocking-its-service-force-users-state-super-app?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-02-12 05:57:11 (2 days ago)
Created At 2026-02-12 05:58:17 Updated At 2026-02-12 05:58:17