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 ...

Telegram app faces further restrictions, possible fines as Russian authorities clamp down

By Ekaterina Maksimova MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Telegram, an important platform for public and private communications in Russia, will face further restrictions from authorities because it has failed ...

Russia opens criminal investigation against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said he is facing a Russian criminal investigation on charges of “aiding terrorism.” ...

Russia investigates Telegram founder Durov in a bid to subjugate the messaging app

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, ...

Russia opens probe of Telegram chief, claiming app has been used for terrorism

Russia is intensifying efforts to push users away from foreign messaging apps and toward a domestic platform that has been criticized as a surveillance tool.

As Russia launches criminal probe against Telegram CEO, the app's critics come to its defence

Pavel Durov, the billionaire CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has confirmed Russian state media reports that the country's ...

The Telegram App Has a New Look, and a Weird New Feature

You can now "craft" gifts within the chat app for some reason.

Russia steps up campaign against Telegram with allegations against its founder

MOSCOW, Feb 19 () - The head of Russia's FSB security service accused Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Thursday of condoning ...
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The Kremlin spent years building a messenger to replace Telegram. Now it is 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 ...

Russian soldiers rage against Putin’s Telegram ban

Russian soldiers and military bloggers have railed against the Kremlin after it restricted access to the Telegram messaging app.