Russia weighs Google Meet ban as part of foreign tech crackdown

Russian officials signaled potential blocking of Google Meet after brief outages, aligning with recent restrictions on WhatsApp and Telegram calls and a push to promote Max, a state-backed WeChat-like app that will be pre-installed on new smartphones. While Downdetector logged thousands of Meet complaints and the regulator denied involvement, authorities framed restrictions as national security measures tied to data-sharing demands.