As its crackdown on communication services outside of its control gets more intense, the Russian government is attempting to restrict WhatsApp in the nation.
The move against it was disclosed by WhatsApp on X, which described it as a step backwards that “can only lead to less safety for people in Russia.” WhatsApp promised Russian users that it will keep doing all in its power to keep them in touch.
Russian media reports that Roskomnadzor, the nation’s internet authority, just removed the domains web.whatsapp.com and whatsapp.com from the National Domain Name System, claiming the stated justification of combating fraud and crime.
In actuality, WhatsApp services were only available to customers who used VPN software or external resolvers because the domains were excluded from domestic DNS routing read more about Russia tries to block WhatsApp Telegram in communication blockade.
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