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The Russian authorities are taking measures to restrict some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp,Russia’s Interfax news agency cited Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor as saying on Aug 13.
"In order to counteract criminals...measures are being taken to partially restrict calls on these foreign messengers," Interfax quoted Roskomnadzor as saying. "No other restrictions have been imposed on their functionality."
Roskomnadzor said that the owners of both Telegram and WhatsApp had ignored repeated requests to take measures to stop their platforms being used for activities such as extortion and terrorism.