The messenger WhatsApp (*owned by Meta, recognized as an extremist organization and banned in the Russian Federation), after Telegram, began introducing the email linking function to authorize and restore access to accounts. A corresponding notification began to appear for Russian users in the application interface above the chat list.
The Durov Code reports this.
This functionality is designed to simplify the process of logging into your account while limiting access to SMS and calls for confirmation. In recent days, the messaging app Telegram has begun offering similar opportunities to a large number of users in Russia.
These innovations were implemented by both messaging applications after Pavel Durov published information that Russian telecommunications operators were asked to stop sending SMS and calls to new users by contractors Telegram and WhatsApp when trying to register.
