Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism

News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free ...

Kremlin says the Telegram messaging app has violated the law many times

MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the authorities had recorded a large number of violations by the ...

Russia steps up campaign against Telegram with allegations against its founder

The Telegram messaging app said that it had not found any breaches of its encryption, dismissing a Russian government ...

Russia is restricting access to Telegram, one of its most popular social media apps. Here’s what we know

Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly ...

Russia's recent blocking of Telegram is reportedly disrupting its military operations in Ukraine

Russian military channels are now complaining that the sudden Telegram blackout — coupled with Elon Musk cutting Russia’s access to Starlink earlier this month — is now actively harming frontline ...
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Telegram, Russia's role, killed officer: Details of terrorist attack in Ukraine's Lviv

Two explosions rocked the central part of Ukraine's Lviv city on the night of February 22, leaving 25 people injured and one police officer dead. The attacker was identified as a 33-year-old woman ...
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The Kremlin spent years building a messenger to replace Telegram. Now it’s reportedly telling soldiers the substitute is too insecure to use at the front.

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine have been advised to stop using Max — the Kremlin-backed “national messenger” app designed ...

Russia’s Front-Line Comms Hit By Curbs to Starlink and Telegram

Russian forces fighting in Ukraine are facing communications problems from the dual blow of throttled access to Elon Musk’s Starlink mobile internet system and a Kremlin crackdown on the Telegram ...