Russia is moving toward a full block of messaging app WhatsApp after degrading the service for months, taking another step to replace Western communication and technology platforms with domestic ones.

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If you have had to have WhatsApp Business installed alongside the regular WhatsApp for juggling between personal and work accounts, there’s good news. The Meta-owned messenger app is introducing a ...

SIM binding requires apps to continuously verify that the registered SIM card remains active and inserted in the device. Currently, messaging apps only verify a user's mobile number once during ...

WhatsApp has started rolling out two account options in one app for iPhone users to help them manage their personal and work profiles simultaneously. WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new option for ...

On Friday the department of telecommunications (DoT) asked companies that own messaging apps such as Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram and others not to allow users without active SIM cards in their phones ...

The Centre has issued new directions ensuring that app-based communication services, such as WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and others, remain continuously linked to a user's active SIM card. This ...

The Union government passed directions on Friday (November 28, 2025) requiring services like WhatsApp to only work if users have the SIM card used to sign up for the service in their device, and to ...

Russia’s state communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has threatened to completely block WhatsApp if the messaging service doesn’t comply with national laws, news agencies reported. This follows ...

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Sanchar Saathi app: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issud a directive to make it mandatory for all newly manufactured or imported mobile phones in India to come with the Sanchar Saathi app ...

The Department of Telecommunications has mandated smartphone makers, including Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on their new devices launching in India. The ...