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Video. Russia moves to block WhatsApp after limiting access to Telegram

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Critics and rights groups say the measures are a clear attempt by the Kremlin to expand surveillance and tighten control over internet use, amid a broad crackdown on dissent during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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