Iran To Shut Down Telegram For ‘Security Reasons’

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Iranian news agency IRNA has reported Tehren will block the popular messenger service Telegram within a few days. Irna reports the decision was taken to shut down the service for reasons of national security. Telegram messaging service will be replaced by a national messenger within days, Head of …

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Russia begins blocking access to messaging app Telegram

RUSSIA: Russia's communications watchdog on Monday began blocking access to the popular messaging app Telegram after a court banned the service for refusing to give security services access to private conversations. "Roskomnadzor has received the ruling of (Moscow's) Tagansky court to block … Read More Share this NewFacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn

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Bloomberg: Russia blocks Telegram, forcing Kremlin to switch service

Russia began implementing a ban on the Telegram messenger service for refusing to hand over encryption keys to security services, a move that forced Kremlin officials to switch to another provider for communications with media. Read more here. Found a spelling error? Let us know – highlight it and … Read …

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Russia Bans 1.8 Million Amazon and Google IPs in Attempt to Block Telegram

The move to ban these IP blocks is a response to Telegram moving some of its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud servers over the weekend. Roskomnadzor banned the Telegram instant messaging client inside Russia's border on Friday, April 13, after Telegram refused to hand … Read More Share …