Russia whatsapp telegram ban: Russia popular messaging apps Telegram And WhatsApp Call services have been announced to be partially limited. This decision is considered part of the long -term strategy of strengthening government control over the Internet. Government Media and Internet Regulatory Roskomnadzor According to, this step has been taken to prevent crime and illegal activities.
Roskomnadzor says that these foreign messaging platforms are being used to involve people in fraud, money extortion, sabotage and terrorist activities among the complaints received from law enforcement agencies and citizens. According to the agency, the platform owners were asked to take strict steps several times, but they ignored. At present, both companies have not given any official response to this.
In the last few years, Russia has taken several harsh steps for internet control-implementing strict laws, blocking non-non-accessing websites and developing advanced techniques for monitoring online traffic. Although people cross the restrictions through VPN, Russia also blocks these services from time to time.
In summer this year, the government made a large-scale mobile internet shutdown and implemented a new law, under which users can be punished for searching for illegal content. Along with this, action was warned on WhatsApp and a new national messaging app Max was launched. Complaints of not being connected and poor quality of voice were coming out since last week.
According to MediaCope, in July 2025, Whatsapp had 9.6 crore and Telegram had 8.9 million monthly active users. Telegram has already suffered a ban between 2018–2020, although it failed completely. After the attack on Ukraine in 2022, Russia banned Facebook and Instagram, and declared his parent company Meta as ‘extremist organization’.
Max is being described as a platform providing government services, payment options and safe messaging. Till July, there were 2 million users registered in it. According to its conditions, the user will be entrusted to the authorities if required. Under a new law, it will be mandatory to install it in advance in every smartphone sold in Russia. Government institutions and businesses are being encouraged to shift to this platform.
