Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp. This is part of a long-standing effort to control the internet.

Roskomnadzor, Russia's media and internet regulator, said that "in order to counteract criminals," measures were being taken to restrict voice calls on the messaging services. The

Roskomnadzor, the Russian media and internet regulator, recently slap new restrictions on the two most popular messaging apps, WhatsApp and Telegram, for failure to share their data on customers.