The RCN announced the absence of decisions on lifting restrictions from WhatsApp

No decisions have been made to remove restrictions from the WhatsApp messenger (owned by Meta, which is recognized as an extremist and banned in the Russian Federation). This was reported by the press service of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor, RCN) on Thursday, March 12.

"The decisions of the authorized bodies to lift restrictions on the WhatsApp messenger have not been received," the press service told the Moscow City News agency.

What is known about the situation around the work of Telegram in Russia

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Telegram messenger needs to comply with the requirements of Russian law and maintain a constructive dialogue with government agencies to prevent possible restrictions. 360.ru .

In February, Peskov said that the restoration of WhatsApp is possible if certain conditions are met. According to him, the company must begin to comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation and enter into a dialogue with the authorities, RT reports.

On March 10, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that if Roskomnadzor completely blocked the YouTube video hosting service, as well as the Telegram and WhatsApp messengers, advertising on these services would be considered illegal.

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