[Russia] - WhatsApp Drops Channels Launch in Russia Over Ban Threat

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
U.S
tech company Meta will not launch its WhatsApp Channels service in Russia following threats that it could be blocked for allowing the public
countries
which also owns Facebook and Instagram, as an "extremist" organization shortly after Moscow's troops invaded Ukraine in early 2022.The
ruling did not affect WhatsApp since, as the courtargued, it lacked the functionality for the public dissemination of information.WhatsApp