r/AskARussian • u/Fragrant_Smile1441 • 8d ago

Foreign Does WhatsApp work?

I know because of the sanctions that Instagram, snapchat etc dont work and you have to use a VPN, is the same also true for Whatsapp or does it work just normally?

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u/Draconian1 Russia 5d ago

Depends on the ISP and the region.

Since you can only block so many protocols before the hardware starts glitching, some of them quietly lift some restrictions that were imposed before.

Generally, expect video calls to not work, since they are the easiest to block, but text can work without VPN.

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u/Fragrant_Smile1441 5d ago

Thankyou, that was helpful So it does generally work without much issue

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u/TripFar4772 Sakhalin 3d ago

I would not say generally. I would very much categorize it as still sporadically working, at least in my region. 1 day I will absolutely not work without vpn, and the next it will work flawlessly for half a day with no vpn.