Russia Cracking Down on the Internet and Messaging Apps

Since invading Ukraine, the Kremlin has made it increasingly challenging for Russians to access foreign websites, social media platforms and, more broadly, information that contradicts its narratives. Russian authorities are also mulling the replacement of WhatsApp with a domestic app called Max. The proposals come as mobile internet outages blamed on Ukrainian drone threats have plagued much of the country. Russian officials also appear to be eyeing a ban on WhatsApp one of the country’s most widely used messengers, with an estimated 100 million users. While WhatsApp’s parent company Meta was designated an extremist organization and banned in Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, WhatsApp itself was spared at the time. Is Brics and it allies killign western dominance ?