HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its ...

Russia's telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, announced on Aug. 9 that the messaging app Signal had been blocked due to "violations of Russian law." The regulator accused Signal, a free and ...

WhatsApp is testing a Block unknown account messages feature for beta users on Android, aimed at cutting down spam. This feature automatically blocks messages from unknown accounts that exceed a ...

Are you tired of spam text messages inundating your phone, taking up space, and making it hard to spot the messages you do want to read? We hear you. In our increasingly connected world, spam has ...

Whether it’s a constant stream of spam messages or that persistent ex who won’t take “no” for an answer, blocking text messages is something you need to learn how to do. Whether you use an iPhone or ...

An ultra-Orthodox web filtering company will begin blocking photos and videos sent via WhatsApp as of February 11. The smart phone message service, which is wildly popular among ultra-Orthodox Jews, ...

RCS (Rich Communication Services) is a messaging protocol that enhances traditional SMS by offering features such as read receipts, group chats, and real-time typing notifications similar to WhatsApp ...

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