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Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp. This is part of a ...

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

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

Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed the apps have become "the main services used to defraud and extort ...

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

The Russian government, in a latest move, imposed a ban on Telegram, WhatsApp calls as a long-term effort to enhance internet ...

WhatsApp is more popular, with over 2 billion active users worldwide, while Telegram has over 500 million active users. WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption provides greater security for users.

As a result, WhatsApp rivals Signal and Telegram saw a significant boost to their user numbers. While the apps might seem fairly similar on the surface, under the hood, they are all quite different.

WhatsApp, Telegram had security flaws that let hackers change what you see In a demo clip, Symantec’s security researchers altered all the faces to show Nicolas Cage instead.

Russia claims that WhatsApp and Telegram are used to deceive and extort money, involving Russian citizens in illegal ...