The authorities of the Russian Federation interrupted the work of application, trying to violate the rights of 100 million users of Russia, emphasized by WhatsApp.
WhatsApp representatives have pledged to do everything possible for Russian Federation citizens to have access to Messenger calls after the start of locks from the Russian government. This is stated in the official statement of the Messenger.
“WhatsApp is confidential, by default, protected by end -to -end encryption and facilitating government attempts to violate people’s rights to safe communication -which is why the Russian government is trying to hinder WhatsApp by more than 100 million of our users in the country,” the report emphasized.
On the eve of August 13, Roskomnadzor announced the “partial” restriction of calls through WhatsApp and Telegram. The department explained that the decision was made because of the “many appeal of citizens” that complained that these messengers had “became the basic voice services used to deceive and report money, participation in sabotage and terrorist activities”.
The Ministry of Construction said accessing WhatsApp and Telegram calls can be restored when Messengers fulfill the requirements for compliance with Russian law.
Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, noted that foreign instant messenger “shows complete unwillingness to observe Russian laws”, including not removing “illegal materials” and “not fulfilling the requirements for personal data protection.”
After Roskomnadzor’s decision, Telegram said the Messenger was actively fighting the harmful use of his platform, including calls for sabotage, violence and fraud. In addition, the Telegram first uses detailed confidential settings for calls, so that each telegram user can choose who calls from, or completely kill it.
Forbes’s knowledge of Russia’s authorities have begun to block WhatsApp and Telegram calls at the request of “big four” by telecom operators (MTS, Megafon, Beeline and Tele2). This was confirmed by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Inform Policy Anton Tkachev. He noted that the request was due to the fact that the Russians began to use standard phone calls less, which is why companies are losing funds to support the infrastructure.
Remember, on August 13, Russia Limited called the Telegram and WhatsApp Messenger to prevent criminals.
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