Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted for the development of a state-backed messaging app that would be closely integrated with ...

The State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament, passed a bill on June 10 to create a new messaging app, the ...

This move aims for digital sovereignty, spurred by Western tech exits and will compete with existing apps while raising concerns about personal freedoms. Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted for the ...

Vlad's app, named after Vladimir Putin, is part of a broader effort to establish a sovereign digital ecosystem and assert ...

The app has received initial approval from lawmakers and is designed to integrate directly with state services, raising ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin aims to replace WhatsApp with a homegrown messaging service, urging officials to transition ...

Russian lawmakers have approved the development of a state-backed messaging app, aiming to integrate it with government ...

The bill will allow creating a national multifunctional service in Russia, State Duma Information Policy Committee Chairman Sergei Boyarsky said, as he presented the initiative. "It will be more than ...

To push adoption, the Russian government may block popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram entirely. This would ...