WhatsApp says Russia is trying to block it
MOSCOW 鈥 WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people鈥檚 right to secure communication, and vowed to continue try ing to make encrypted services available in Russia.
Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases.
鈥淲hatsApp is private, end-to-end encrypted, and defies government attempts to violate people鈥檚 right to secure communication, which is why Russia is trying to block it from over 100 million Russian people,鈥 WhatsApp said in a statement.
鈥淲e will keep doing all we can to make end-to-end encrypted communication available to people everywhere, including in Russia.鈥 鈥 Reuters
