WhatsApp said the Russian government has moved to “fully block” the world’s most popular messaging service in the country as part of an effort to drive adoption of a new, state-sponsored app. WhatsApp ...

Russian ‌authorities have removed Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp, which had at least 100 million users in the country until recently, from the equivalent of an online directory run by the internet ...

Simply sign up to the Russian politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Millions of Russians were abruptly cut off from the encrypted WhatsApp messaging service on Wednesday afternoon ...

Madison County Clerk and Recorder's offices on Thursday will launch TextMyGov, a text messaging service used to deliver government notifications and other important information. The week of Jan. 18 ...

Spotify is adding group chats to the messaging service it premiered last year. In an addendum to the original blog post introducing Messages, the company announced that users can initiate chats with ...

Satellite messengers like Garmin’s InReach line are a mainstay of backcountry communication and safety. But as satellite messaging features become standard on smartphones, the future of the entire ...

AT&T is pushing the boundaries of satellite cellular service for its customers. The cellular company and AST SpaceMobile announced the Dec. 23 launch of BlueBird 6, its first next-generation satellite ...

Everyone who has a supercomputer in their pocket today (and you probably do) has access to a critical part of modern global communication: secure, end-to-end encrypted messaging. But encroaching ...

Disney is pushing back on claims it injected pro-Palestinian “subliminal” messaging into a recent Christmas ad, after facing intense backlash on social media. The shot — which appears for less than ...