As mentioned, information about the failure of the messenger is distributed by the DownDetector software failure monitoring service. It is reported that not only users in Russia, but also users in India, the USA, the UK and some other countries complain about problems.
RKN noted that there was a problem accessing WhatsApp, including receiving and sending messages, as well as downloading media files.
“Roskomnadzor is not blocking WhatsApp from operating in Russia. Information about the fault is distributed by the foreign service DownDetector. “The problem is probably related to a failure in the Meta* infrastructure (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia), whose activities are prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation,” RKN said.
* The organization is considered extremist, its activities are prohibited in Russia.
Source: Ferra
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