Telegram: Russia moves to ban the encrypted messenger app
It may have become the de facto messaging app for the top Kremlin officials, but Telegram's days in Russia may soon be numbered. On Friday, Roskomnadzor, the state's communications authority, asked a local court to block access to the company's services. The agency had given Telegram 15 days to … Read …
Russia files lawsuit to block Telegram
Telegram's battle with Russia's authorities took a new turn today when state communications regulator Roskomnadzor started legal action aimed at limiting access to the app within the country. As part of a so-called anti-terrorist bill proposed in 2016, Russian agencies such as the Federal Security … Read More
Russia has filed a lawsuit to block Telegram messaging app
Telegram has over 200 million active users and is very popular across Russia and the Middle East. As the 9th largest messaging app in the world, part of its popularity is due to the end-to-end encryption of messages within the app and assumedly the privacy this offers users. Although at …
Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals British citizenship with new UK company
Russian-born tech billionaire Pavel Durov has revealed that he possesses a British citizenship in new public documents linked to his latest business venture. Durov, the founder of messaging app Telegram and the former CEO and founder of Russian social network of VKontakte, incorporated a new … Read More
Russia is getting closer to banning Telegram
Today, the Russian government filed a lawsuit to limit the messaging app Telegram domestically, the latest move in an escalating battle between the two. Roskomnadzor, the Russian media regulator, claimed in court that Telegram was not in compliance with its legal obligations and characterized the … Read More
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Telegram Sued by Russia’s new KGB Service to gain Access to user Messages. Could Apple be …
According to a new report today, "Russia's state communications watchdog said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit to limit access to the Telegram messaging app after the company refused to give Russian state security services access to its users' secret messages." If the lawsuit is successful in setting a … …
Russia moves to block Telegram after encryption key denial
Russia's media and internet regulator has asked a court to block the encrypted messaging app Telegram after the company refused to give its encryption keys to state authorities. The regulator, known as Roskomnadzor, filed the suit Friday in a Moscow district court. The lawsuit, which has yet to be … Read …
Russia moves to block encrypted messaging app Telegram
Russia's media regulator has filed a lawsuit to block the encrypted messaging app Telegram in the country. The watchdog Roskomnadzor is seeking to limit access to the app, a rival to WhatsApp, after the firm failed to give Russian FSB security service access to encrypted messages before a 4 April … …
Russia To Limit Telegram Messaging App
Telegram is widety used countries across the former Soviet Union and Middle East, and reportedly has 200 million active users as of March this year, making it the ninth most popular messaging app in the world. But it is also controversial, as Telegram allows users to communicate via encrypted … Read …