The freedom that an Android phone offers also comes with a price, and one of the biggest is the app overload. Unlike iOS and other Apple devices, where iMessage dominates everyday conversation between ...

WhatsApp said the Russian government has moved to “fully block” the world’s most popular messaging service in the country as part of an effort to drive adoption of a new, state-sponsored app. WhatsApp ...

Simply sign up to the Russian politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Millions of Russians were abruptly cut off from the encrypted WhatsApp messaging service on Wednesday afternoon ...

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Russian regulators are pushing a state-developed app as an alternative to WhatsApp Russia has ordered a block on WhatsApp, as the Kremlin continues to tighten restrictions on messaging apps.

WhatsApp said the Moscow has fully blocked its services in Russia, to promote a state-sponsored 'super' app called Max. The move has impacted 100 million users. (Reuters / Thomas White / File photo) ...

A woman checks her phone while walking along a street in Moscow, backdropped by the State Historical Museum and the Kremlin, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, PAVEL BEDNYAKOV / AP Russia has blocked the ...

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Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal. The attacks combine ...

NORTH JUDSON, Ind. (WISH) — A northern Indiana boy who was the subject of a Friday morning AMBER Alert has been found and is safe, according to Starke County Sheriff Jack Rosa. Just after 6 a.m., ...

Telegram, one of Russia’s most widely used messaging apps, has been malfunctioning for the past two days. On Tuesday, Russia’s federal censorship agency confirmed it was behind the disruptions, saying ...