r/europe • u/Dry_Row_7050 • 2d ago

News Kremlin-Mandated Messaging App Constantly Spies On Users

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/08/26/kremlin-whatsapp-rival-is-designed-to-spy-on-users/
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u/Downtown-Sell5949 2d ago

So… just like the EU soon? Except it’s gonna be all apps and services.

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u/Dacadey 2d ago

Russian here.

Yup, a very similar thing. Also with the same retarded justification - EU justifies it as “save the children”, Russia justifies it as “stop the cyberfraud on WhatsApp/Telegram”

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u/beertown Italy 2d ago

To be honest, I think the Russian justification is less stupid.

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u/TheElementofIrony Mount Doom (Russia) 2d ago

It's just as stupid because it's just as ineffective and just as much of a charade.

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u/Baron_von_Ungern 2d ago

It would be if scammers weren't robbing people just as easily as if they tried to do the same thing on whatsapp and telegram. It's necessary to say that cyberfraud is much more often happens through regular phone calls and messages.