Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government effort  to tighten control over the internet . A WhatsApp spokesperson said late Wednesday that the Russian authorities’ action was intended to “drive users to a state-owned surveillance app,” a reference to Russia’s own state-supported MAX messaging app that’s seen by critics as a surveillance tool. “Trying to isolate over 100 million people from private and secure

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