Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp. This is part of a ...

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Moscow claims the encrypted apps are used for “deceit and extortion.” Meta says it’s a push to get Russians onto less secure ...

Russia is restricting calls via the foreign messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly to defend against terrorists ...

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share ...

Russia plans to restrict some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, saying the apps don't cooperate with the government to stop ...

WhatsApp is more popular, with over 2 billion active users worldwide, while Telegram has over 500 million active users. WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption provides greater security for users.

WhatsApp recently introduced “disappearing messages,” which is another one of Telegram’s most popular features. When chatting on Telegram, you can set a timer to automatically delete ...

As a result, WhatsApp rivals Signal and Telegram saw a significant boost to their user numbers. While the apps might seem fairly similar on the surface, under the hood, they are all quite different.

We’ve verified that on iOS you can import chats from WhatsApp into the latest version (7.4.1) of Telegram and continue the conversation, so long as each WhatsApp user has a Telegram account.

Russia claims that WhatsApp and Telegram are used to deceive and extort money, involving Russian citizens in illegal ...