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A picket against the ban on calls through messengers is planned in Novosibirsk

August 15 12:40

Protest actions against the prohibition of calls through foreign messengers plan to organize in Novosibirsk. Corresponding notifications of the riverThe Emination of the Communist Party submitted to the city hall.

The picket was scheduled for August 19 at 18:00 at the fountain on Pimenov Square, writes OM1 Novosibirsk. It is assumed that about 120 people will come to him. In the document, the organizers also indicated that The ban on the messenger-calls will unreasonably increase the profit of telecom operators due to ordinary consumers.

Recall Roskomnadzor “partially limited” voice calls in foreign messengers Telegram and WhatsApp* to combat crime. According to the regulator, these messengers have become “the main voice services used to deceive and extort money, the involvement of Russians in sabotage and terrorist activities.”

To the mincifers It was reported that access to calls will be restored if they fulfill the requirements for compliance with Russian legislation.

*WhatsApp belongs to Meta, which is recognized in Russia with an extremist organization and is prohibited.