Russia has begun blocking WhatsApp and Telegram calls — confirmed by several friends inside the country.

FYI: they’re now pushing a state‑built “MAX” messenger to fully control and censor communication. This thing is basically a Trojan with a government badge — demanding near‑root access, scraping contacts, messages, and data from other apps.

Starting this autumn, it comes pre‑installed on every new phone sold. Officials are being told to use it, and even school parent–teacher chats are being quietly forced onto it in multiple regions.

Welcome to the gulag, comrades — only this time, a century later, it’s gone digital.