{"id":21957,"date":"2026-02-13T09:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/russia-attempted-to-fully-block-whatsapp-meta-owned-company-says\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:37:19","slug":"russia-attempted-to-fully-block-whatsapp-meta-owned-company-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/russia-attempted-to-fully-block-whatsapp-meta-owned-company-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia attempted to \u2018fully block\u2019 WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move is a \u2018backwards step\u2019, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max<\/p>\n

Russia has attempted to \u201cfully block\u201d WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said.<\/p>\n

The company did not reveal more detail on what extent the attempt succeeded or what action was taken to try to block the app.<\/p>\n

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\nMove is a \u2018backwards step\u2019, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max
\nRussia has attempted to \u201cfully block\u201d WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said.
\nThe company did not reveal more detail on what extent the attempt succeeded or what action was taken to try to block the app. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Move is a \u2018backwards step\u2019, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max Russia has attempted to \u201cfully block\u201d WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said. The company did not reveal …<\/p>\n

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