According to the publication "Kod Durova," citing an insider in the telecommunications industry, Russian regulators have required mobile operators to stop providing SMS sending and call services for registering new users on the Telegram and WhatsApp messengers.
Russian telecommunications operators have stopped accepting SMS messages and phone calls required for registering new accounts in Telegram and WhatsApp messengers. This situation has been dubbed the "Durov Code."
By boriskov · Published on October 31, 2025