Russia confirms ban on WhatsApp, says it failed to abide by law
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Moscow, Russia: Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday...
Moscow, Russia: Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.
"As for the blocking of WhatsApp ... such a decision was indeed made and implemented," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Peskov said the decision was due to WhatsApp's "reluctance to comply with the norms and letter of Russian law".
"Max is an accessible alternative, a developing messenger, a national messenger. And it is an alternative available on the market for citizens," he said.
WhatsApp, owned by social media giant Meta, said Wednesday that it believed Russia was attempting to fully block the service in a bid to force users onto Max.
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