Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says
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<p>Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max</p><p>Russia has attempted to “fully block” WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said.</p><p>The company did not reveal more detail on what extent the attempt succeeded or what action was taken to try to block the app.</p&g
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<p>Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max</p><p>Russia has attempted to “fully block” WhatsApp in an attempt to push users towards its own state-sponsored communications app, Max, a spokesperson for the Meta-owned company has said.</p><p>The company did not reveal more detail on what extent the attempt succeeded or what action was taken to try to block the app.</p&g