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"path": "/2026/02/13/russia-blocks-whatsapp-nationwide-impacting-100-million-users/",
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"textContent": "Russian authorities blocked WhatsApp nationwide, impacting up to 100 million users, by removing the app from an online directory that erased it from Russia’s internet, according to the Financial Times. The move follows government promotion of Max, an unencrypted WeChat clone, as a replacement. This action came after warnings from lawmakers the previous year. The […]",
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