WhatsApp users are familiar with making voice and video calls on their phones, but it wasn’t possible from a laptop, for instance, without downloading the WhatsApp desktop app. Now, WhatsApp users on ...

WhatsApp is reportedly working to bring voice and video calls to its web client. This is especially good news for Linux users. WhatsApp will reportedly roll out support for voice and video calls for ...

For many years, WhatsApp Web served as a convenient companion to the mobile app but came with clear limitations. While it allowed users to type long messages comfortably on a larger screen, making ...

WhatsApp Web now lets users make and answer audio and video calls directly from the browser for the first time. The new calling feature on WhatsApp Web supports end-to-end encryption and screen ...

The Russian government is trying to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms outside its control intensifies. WhatsApp announced the action against it on X, calling it ...

On Wednesday, as many as 100 million Russians abruptly had their access to WhatsApp cut off, according to the Financial Times. Meanwhile, an app called Max that is quite a bit like WhatsApp—though ...

After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users, the Financial Times reported. Russian authorities removed the app from an online ...

Since Thursday, the popular communication tool WhatsApp no longer legally functions in Russia. Along with Facebook and Instagram—all three social media platforms are owned by the US company ...

Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp.

Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws. The move follows six months of pressure on ...

The Russian government’s decision this week to ban WhatsApp and throttle Telegram is not a surprise for an authoritarian regime. Yet it also serves as a cautionary tale for westerners clamoring to ...

Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead. WhatsApp issued a statement saying Russia had ...