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Russia mulls blocking WhatsApp in 2025

Russia may block the WhatsApp messenger in 2025, Russian senator Artyom Sheykin told state news agency RIA Novosti on Monday.

Russia may block the WhatsApp messenger in 2025, Russian senator Artyom Sheykin told state news agency RIA Novosti on Monday. WhatsApp is currently being used by “extremist and terrorist organisations”, while its management refuses to cooperate with Russian security agencies, Oleg Matveychev, a deputy in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, told state-affiliated newspaper Parlamentskaya Gazeta on Monday. Russia has already blocked popular messaging app Viber for “violations” of the country’s anti-terror legislation, while popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X have been inaccessible in Russia without a VPN since the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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