Whatsapp announced that Russia is trying to block its services because the implementation of social media, which belongs to Meta Platforms, offers the right of users to safe communication and has pledged to continue to have encrypted services in Russia.

Russia began to apply restrictions on some calls of Telegram and Whatsapp, accusing foreign ownership platforms of not sharing information with law enforcement services in cases of fraud and terrorism.

‘Whatsapp is private, from end to end Encrypted, and defies the government’s attempts to violate people’s right to safe communication, which is why Russia is trying to block it in more than 100 million Russians, ” He stressed.

‘We will continue to do what we can To make it from end to end encrypted communication Available to people everywhere, including Russia. “

Telegram has announced that its coordinators use AI tools to monitor public parts of the platform and remove millions of malicious messages every day.

“Telegram is actively combating the harmful use of its platform, including urge for sabotage or violence and deception”, said in a statement.

The Russian government for years has been colliding With foreign technological platforms regarding the content and storage of data in a controversy since Moscow sent its army to Ukraine in February 2022, with critics claiming that Russia is trying to expand its control over the internet.