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Meta Moves to Block All Third-Party LLM Chatbots From WhatsApp

Meta is banning all third-party LLM chatbots from WhatsApp by January 15th, 2026, forcing ChatGPT, Copilot and others to ...

Russia Warns of Full WhatsApp Block as It Pushes Domestic Apps

Russia is moving toward a full block of messaging app WhatsApp after degrading the service for months, taking another step to ...

Russia warns WhatsApp may face nationwide block over non-compliance

Russia’s state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law ...
Yahoo

WhatsApp may be blocked in 2025 in Russia if company doesn't comply with law, senator says

Russia may block WhatsApp in 2025 if the messenger's management does not comply with Russian laws, Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on Dec. 23, citing Senator Artem ...
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Roskomnadzor Threatens to Block WhatsApp Over Alleged Legal Violations

Russia’s state media regulator said Friday that it was imposing new restrictions on WhatsApp for what it called repeated ...
AOL

Factbox-Which countries have blocked WhatsApp?

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases.

After threat against WhatsApp: Roblox, FaceTime and Snapchat blocked in Russia

Just a few days after the latest threat against WhatsApp, Russia has launched a veritable wave of blockades. Roblox, FaceTime and Snapchat have been affected.

Russia block Apple’s FaceTime after WhatsApp and Telegram, here’s why

Roskomnadzor, the Russian state communications regulator has announced that it has blocked Apple’s FaceTime video-calling ...