WASHINGTON: Chat platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram have avoided being blocked by Russia – unlike some of the world's biggest social networks – in a tenuous tolerance that experts warn could end suddenly.
Years of tension between Moscow and US-based Facebook and Twitter erupted into confrontation after the invasion of Ukraine, with the platforms targeting state-tied media and then finding themselves restricted in Russia.
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