Viber is blocked – a popular messenger has been blocked in Russia – UNIAN
According to Roskomnadzor, there is a threat of Viber being used “for terrorist and extremist purposes.”
The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) has blocked access to the Viber messenger in Russia. Russian media reported this.
The department noted that the messenger was blocked allegedly due to violation of requirements, “the implementation of which is necessary to prevent threats of using the messenger for terrorist and extremist purposes, recruiting citizens to commit them, selling drugs, as well as in connection with the posting of illegal information.”
At the same time, according to Russian journalists, the distribution of prohibited content on Viber is not regulated. At…
