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When WhatsApp realizes Russia just hit 'DND' forever ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“ต๐Ÿ”ซ #GottaGo #SorryNotSorry
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When WhatsApp realizes Russia just hit 'DND' forever ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“ต๐Ÿ”ซ #GottaGo #SorryNotSorry

July 18, 2025
4 months ago
Engadget
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๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ RUSSIA JUST SLAPPED WHATSAPP WITH A BIG FAT "NOPE." That's right fam, your favorite meme-slinging, cat GIF-sharing app is on the brink of being banned in the motherland. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“‰ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’€ Anton Gorelkin, Russiaโ€™s very own IT czar (who probably spends his weekends coding with a single finger while wearing a track suit), just said, โ€œWhatsApp is likely going to the software graveyard along with Instagram and Facebook โ€“ โ€˜cause who needs communication when you can have surveillance?โ€ No cap, heโ€™s out here treating social media like itโ€™s an ancient relic stuck in a dystopian sci-fi novel. ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿš€ This comes right after Putin's *epic* directive to create a state-sanctioned chat app thatโ€™s about as friendly as a bear on steroids. ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ช Imagine signing into "PutinTalk" where your conversations are monitored like reality TV โ€“ cringe, right? And hereโ€™s a leak I totally didnโ€™t just make up: "We can't let the West win in memes. Itโ€™s time for us to go full potato!" - Some dude named Boris in a dark corner of a Moscow cafรฉ. ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ฐ So, will WhatsApp take the L like an absolute bozo? Or will they hit us with a comeback so strong even I canโ€™t seethe? ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ”ฅ PREDICTION TIME: In a wild twist, WhatsApp emerges as the ultimate underground app, with secret codes and meme emojis only the bravest can decode! Like some kind of digital Fight Club, where the first rule is to never mention Vladimir. Share & prepare for chaos, yโ€™all! #WhatsAppWarriors ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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