US EditionSuspected Government Tests Disrupt WhatsApp and Telegram Calls in Russia
RUSSIA, AUG 11 – Russian authorities began testing selective blocking of WhatsApp and Telegram calls to promote domestic app Max and reduce reliance on Western services, with 10,800+ user complaints recorded.
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Suspected Government Tests Disrupt WhatsApp and Telegram Calls in Russia
Users across Russia began reporting problems making voice and video calls via WhatsApp and Telegram on Sunday, according to online platforms that monitor the status of websites and services.
Russia reportedly tests blocking Telegram, WhatsApp calls amid internet clampdown
The suspected move comes as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to create what it calls a "sovereign internet" disconnected from global networks, trying to replace Western services with domestic ones.
The users of WhatsApp and Telegram from Russia complain about problems in the work of the messengers and the inability to make the call...
Russian internet users complain of problems making calls via WhatsApp and Telegram — Novaya Gazeta Europe
Russian internet users have complained of difficulties making telephone calls via the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger services, data from Downdetector, a website which monitors internet interruptions, has shown .
Calls on WhatsApp and Telegram have begun to be blocked in Russia due to the inability to make necessary infrastructure upgrades due to sanctions.
Users reported on the problem in the work of WhatsApp and Telegram in Russia: First Vice-Chairmen of the State Duma's Information Policy Committee, Anton Tkachev ("New People"), in a conversation with RTVI, noted that the reasons for the malfunctions are not yet known, but the State must in any case abandon the "logic ban" because it is an outrage to people.
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