Russia Targets Whatsapp and Pushes New 'super-App' as Internet Blackouts Grow
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Russia is targeting WhatsApp and promoting a new 'super-app' as it increasingly restricts internet access, with many Russians experiencing regular mobile internet blackouts. The discussion highlights the extent of these blackouts and their impact on daily life.
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Since May, every Russian region has seen mobile internet go down.
Blackouts surged through the summer, with up to 77 regions hit by shutdowns simultaneously at the peak, according to the Na Svyazi (In Touch) project.
The authorities justify the measures by the need to protect people and infrastructure from attacks by Ukrainian drones - Kyiv's response to Russia's relentless and deadly bombardments of Ukrainian cities."
Seeing how three Ukrainian drones are deliberately targeting the same high rise apartment building[0] in Kazan, I very much welcome those dreadful authoritarian mobile internet blackouts.
[0] https://t.me/readovkanews/91042