Russia has started restricting some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, clamping down on the popular foreign-owned encrypted messaging platforms as it pushes for more control over internet use. The ...

Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. Today in ...

(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government should repeal a draconian new decree tightening control of internet use and the 2018 Law on Cybersecurity, Human Rights Watch said today. The regulation, which ...

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram. By Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin Russia is escalating its efforts ...

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Modern states should not restrict Internet freedoms, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, apparently trying to dispel concerns the government might crack ...

Iran has officially outlawed the use of tools such as virtual private networks (VPNs) designed to bypass Internet censorship following a directive from the country's Supreme Council of Cyberspace that ...

Pakistan's top body of clerics has declared the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) as being against Islamic laws, officials stated on Monday. The Ministry of Interior is seeking a ban on the ...

Internet addiction can cause changes in the teenage brain which can impair a range of functions, including short-term memory (Pic: Getty Creative) Excessive use of the internet is reshaping teenage ...