# Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps. A government watchdog says she messenger apps have become the main voice services used for fraud and extortion, and for involving Russian citizens in subversive and terrorist activities. Russian security services have frequently claimed that Ukraine was using Telegram to recruit people or commit sabotage acts in Russia. Moscow wants the messengers to provide access to data by request from law enforcement, not only for fraud probes but also for investigating activities that Russia describes as terrorist ones.
Russia announces curbs on voice calls on Telegram and WhatsApp