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A Russian legislator The regulatory country on Friday that WhatsApp should prepare for the Russian market, warning that the messaging app is likely to be listed.
Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Head of the Committee on Information Technology of the Lower House of Parliament, said in a statement that Max supported by public services could get a market share if WhatsApp owned by Meta.
“It is time for WhatsApp to prepare for the Russian market,” said Gorelkin, adding that the meta in Russia is designated as an extremist organization.
Facebook and Instagram, also owned by Meta, have been banned in Russia since 2022, when Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine into a war.
The Russian legislator, which regulates the country, it says that WhatsApp should prepare for entering the Russian market. (Reuters)
Gorelkin expressed his comments after the Russian president Vladimir Putin Last month, he signed a law that allowed Max’s development as Russia seeks to reduce dependence on platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram.
This week, Russian lawmakers have approved intermediate legitimate amendments, offering fines up to $ 5,000, or $ 63, for anyone looking for materials on the Internet, the government considers extremist, including, including Instagram and Facebook, And opposition politicians and activists.
The proposal provoked criticism, including some Kremlin supporters, such as Margarita Simonian, the state head of the media, who said that journalists would not be able to explore the activities of opposition groups, such as the anti -corruption fund founded by the deceased opposition figure Alexei Naval.
Anton Nelkin, Member of the IT Parliament Committee, said it was established that WhatsApp would leave Russia.
“The availability of such a service in the digital space of Russia is essentially a legal violation of national security,” Nelkin said, TASS reports, the state news agency.
Anton Nelkin, Member of the IT Parliament Committee, said it was established that WhatsApp would leave Russia. (Getti Image)
Kremlin’s press -secretary Dmitry Pesko said all services should follow Russian legislation if asked if WhatsApp will leave the country.
Russia has long tried to establish that it describes as digital sovereignty by promoting the services that have grown at home.
But critics have expressed concern that a new messaging application in Russia could track their users’ activities and suggested that Russia could slow down WhatsApp speeds to encourage the download of the new application.
Last year, YouTube declined significantly in Russia, to less than 10 million daily users with more than 40 million in mid-2014, because the slower boot speeds complicated to access the video platform.
Shares in the VK state technology company, which develops digital services such as VK Video, YouTube competitor, rose by 1.9% on Friday.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that authorizes the development of the state application for messaging integrated with public services. (Sergey Bobylyov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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This week, the Kremlin has published a list of Putin’s instructions, including the introduction of additional restrictions on the use of software in Russia, including communication services produced in “unfriendly countries” that imposed sanctions against Russia.
Putin gave the term on September 1.
Speaking to Putin’s order, Gorelkin said WhatsApp would probably be one of the communication services to face new restrictions.
Reuters contributed to this report.
