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 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 ...

Feb. 12 (UPI) --Russia has attempted to block access to WhatsApp, the Meta-owned encrypted smartphone messaging application said, accusing the Kremlin of trying to force its citizens to use a ...

China has launched a short messaging service leveraging BeiDou (BDS) to provide reliable communication during emergencies when ground-based mobile networks are unavailable, reports Xinhua. The service ...

A by-election is due at the end of this month, which “could have profound consequences for the future of both the Labour Party and British politics”, said John Harris in The Guardian. It’s being held ...

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Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling ...

President William Ruto reaffirmed his commitment to implementing the UDA-ODM 10-point agenda, hosting the oversight team at State House on January 21 He pledged full support for the committee, which ...

The New York Knicks got positively punked for all Peacock viewers to see, getting completely shelled by the Dallas Mavericks in front of their stunned fanbase in a 114-97 massacre. The sky is falling ...

And yet, somehow, we never get around to eating the rich. Every time politicians follow a new mass shooting event in America by blaming violent video games, popular music, or media, I roll my eyes, ...