India's WhatsApp Ban Threat: Zuckerberg Faces Billions in Losses After Russia's Move

• Russia has initiated a ban on WhatsApp, removing its domain and instructing app stores to delist it, affecting over 100 million users.
• The Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor cited Meta's failure to provide access to encrypted data for anti-terrorism investigations as the reason for the ban.
• Russia is now promoting its domestic super-app Max, developed by VK company, as part of its 'sovereign internet' policy.
• India's Supreme Court warned WhatsApp to strictly implement its privacy policy or face a ban, demanding an undertaking that user data won't be shared commercially.
• India is Meta's largest market with over 535 million users, and a ban could lead to billions in losses, jeopardizing Meta's global AI and advertising strategy.