WhatsApp, Teams, and Telegram – Banned in Russian Government Organizations

Starting March 1st, the Russian law ”On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” forbids state organizations to use foreign messenger platforms. The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has banned apps like WhatsApp, Skype for Business, Teams, etc. for state employees` communication. This happened as a consequence of […]

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