The Ministry of Internal Affairs has instructed police officers to delete or rename business chats on WhatsApp, as the American company that owns the app, Meta (known as extremist and banned in Russia), has been banned in Russia for more than a year. . Telegram channel writes about this plinth With reference to sources.
According to sources, the ministry administration started a special operation against WhatsApp at the end of summer. Department employees in different regions are asked to delete all business chats in this messaging. Moreover, as sources say, law enforcement officers are persistently asked to switch to Telegram messenger.
But in some cases, Baza says, bosses are less radical. Some police officers want the name of business chats on WhatsApp to be changed so that it cannot be understood at first glance that the correspondence is about employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Before that at Roskomnadzor statedWhatsApp messenger may be blocked in Russia if prohibited information appears on its channels.
Meta Corporation announced the opening of WhatsApp channels on the evening of September 13, 2023. The new functionality is expected to be launched in 150 countries, including Russia, in the coming months.
Shortly after this announcement, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Information Policy Committee Anton Gorelkin authorized a review of the official position of the Russian Federation regarding the operation and blocking of the WhatsApp messaging application in the country. Later, Gorelkin was supported by Alexander Khinshtein, chairman of the State Duma Information Policy Committee.
Formerly in the Federation Council statedIt is stated that WhatsApp channels may pose a threat to Russians’ information security.
Source: Gazeta
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