Il legislatore russo afferma che WhatsApp è una minaccia per la sicurezza e dovrebbe prepararsi a lasciare il mercato russo

> #Russian lawmaker says WhatsApp is a security threat and should prepare to leave the Russian market
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> By Reuters
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> *July 18, 202511:17 AM GMT+1*
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> MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – **WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms is very likely to be put on a list of restricted software.**
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> Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app integrated with government services, as Moscow strives to reduce its dependence on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.
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> Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the lower house of parliament’s information technology committee, said in a statement on Telegram that the state-backed app, MAX, could gain market share should WhatsApp, used by 68% of Russians each day, leave.
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> “It’s time for WhatsApp to prepare to leave the Russian market,” Gorelkin said, noting that Meta is designated as an extremist organisation in Russia.
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> The company’s Facebook and Instagram social media platforms have been banned in Russia since 2022 when Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
> Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

> **NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT**
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> Anton Nemkin, a member of the parliament’s IT committee, said WhatsApp’s fate in Russia was predetermined.
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> “The presence of such a service in Russia’s digital space is, in fact, a legal breach of national security,” the TASS news agency quoted Nemkin as saying.
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> Asked if WhatsApp might leave Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said all services must abide by Russian law.
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> Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services. Its push to replace foreign tech platforms became more urgent as some Western companies pulled out of the Russian market after 2022.
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> The Kremlin this week published a list of instructions from Putin, including an order to introduce additional restrictions on the use in Russia of software, including communication services, produced in so-called “unfriendly countries” that have imposed sanctions against Russia.
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> Putin gave a deadline of September 1. Gorelkin, referring to Putin’s order, said WhatsApp was likely to be among those communication services restricted.
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> Gorelkin said he expected Telegram, founded by Russian-born Pavel Durov, to avoid being banned, provided it complies with Russian law.
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> Telegram has started the procedure for creating a Russian legal entity, according to an update from state communications regulator Roskomnadzor this week.

Every communication device is such a threat.

Let me guess, they can’t intercept it (end to end encryption) so it must be a security threat. God forbid people have a place to complain about Putin

Something EU could agree with, but doesn’t act on.

TIL not all that the Russians say is wrong.

They are right. All American bigtech are used for spying purposes.

Any country that are not aligned with US should block their products.

China did this back in 2000s

Russia is a security threat for entire civilized world.

Be wary of anything they don’t ban.

This is very humorous. BTW, almost no one in the west uses Telegram.

I totally agree with russia on this. I fear more the influence of zuckerberg, bezos and fElon than russia