Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing
Russia’s current messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress check of decentralization in years, and it produced a clumsy consequence. Roskomnadzor started throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance.” Two days later, authorities totally blocked WhatsApp, eradicating its domains from Russia’s nationwide registry and forcing customers towards VPNs or MAX, a state-backed messenger that critics…
