More websites and messenger apps are becoming inaccessible in Russia. While users look for ways around government bans, others wonder what will ultimately remain of the internet.

Russia has blocked WhatsApp nationwide, citing legal noncompliance, while promoting state-backed MAX, raising concerns over ...

Moscow blocks WhatsApp and restricts Telegram in the name of security. Behind the crackdown are the Runet project and the push for Max, the state-run super-app set to reshape the digital communication ...

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government effort to tighten control over the internet.

After banning WhatsApp and restricting other messaging apps, Russian authorities are promoting the state-backed MAX app as a national alternative. The platform offers messaging and government services ...

WhatsApp Web is rolling out voice and video calling for beta users, along with screen sharing and end-to-end encryption, turning the browser version into a more complete daily communication platform.

After being revealed in January, WhatsApp is now rolling out a major upgrade to how the app will work on the web.

WhatsApp users are being urged to change one setting to protect against a bug that secretly downloads "malicious" media files to ...

Supreme Court of India has warned WhatsApp to follow privacy laws or leave the country. Firstpost speaks to an expert on why global tech firms need to adopt true privacy-by-design approach.

The dispute traces back to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update, which informed users that data could be shared with other Meta-owned companies for purposes such as operating and improving services.

Despite the Supreme Court’s stern warning over data-sharing and privacy, WhatsApp is not immediately set to leave India but ...