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Russia's Digital Iron Curtain: Why WhatsApp Just Died

Verified Privacy VPN (vp.net) · 8 months ago

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Moscow officially pulled the plug on WhatsApp, leaving 100 million users in the dark. Read the article and see our sources: https://s.vp.net/ol7UK Russia scrubbed WhatsApp from the DNS registry to force users onto state-run apps. Critics warn the new MAX messenger is a digital surveillance tool for the Kremlin. Meta slams the move as a backward step that compromises private…

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