Russia Orders Telegram Block Over Encryption Key Order
In a move that could have a severe impact on how the global cryptocurrency market communicates, a Russian court has ruled that telecommunications providers must block highly popular encrypted messaging app Telegram within the country. The decision was made in Moscow earlier today, approving … Read More
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After scheduling a hearing just 24 hours earlier and failing to inform Telegram's lawyers, a Moscow court decided to allow the Russian government to ban messaging app Telegram in just 18 minutes. Published 30 mins ago | Photo by Reuters/Dado Ruvic. c telegram RTX5NXYJ Dado Ruvic. 18 minutes … Read More
Telegram app banned in Russia after court ruling
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Friday ordered that a popular messaging app, Telegram, be blocked after the company rejected to share encryption data with authorities. The Moscow court ruled in favor of the Russian communications watchdog, which had demanded that Telegram be blocked in Russia … Read More
Message app Telegram blocked by court in Russia
MOSCOW • A court in Russia ruled yesterday to block the popular messaging app Telegram in the country, after it refused to give state security services access to private conversations. The ruling follows a long-running battle between the Russian authorities and Telegram, which has a reputation for … Read More
Russia bans Telegram encrypted messaging app
Last year, Russia threatened to ban Telegram, after claiming the encrypted messaging app was used in a terror plot that left 16 people dead. Now, multiple news sources are reporting that Russia has made good on that threat. According to Russian news agency TASS, Reuters, The New York Times and … …
Why The Telegram Ban Is Good News For GRAM
Telegram, the messaging app preferred by the globetrotting anarcho-libertarians of the cryptocurrency world, has been shut down by the Russian government. Fans of the app will not be moved by the news. In fact, it's a plus. It proves its Russian founder, Pavel Durov, now living in self-imposed exile … Read …
“Privacy is not for sale,” Telegram founder says after being banned in Russia
A Russian court has paved the way for the government to block the Telegram messaging app over its creators' failure to provide authorities with access to users' encrypted messages, it was widely reported on Friday. Russia's state communications watchdog sought the ban last Friday in a lawsuit that … Read More
Moscow court bans messaging app Telegram
A Moscow court banned messaging app Telegram on Friday, leading the way for it to be blocked across Russia for not turning over encrypted messaging traffic to security services. The court approved a request from Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications watchdog, after an 18-minute hearing on … Read More
People are using the messaging app Telegram to share pirated movies and stolen Netflix and …
Popular messaging app Telegram has become a new haven for people sharing pirated movies and shows, in addition to stolen login credentials for services like Netflix and Spotify, according to an investigation by The Outline. The Outline explored some of the groups and channels created for the … Read More
Russia bans Popular messenger app Telegram, Kremlin must use new service
Telegram has been banned in Russia. On Friday, April 13, a court issued an order banning the popular messenger service, a decision that comes a week after Russian communication watchdog Roskomnadzor filed a lawsuit to limit users' access to the app. The showdown began to form when Telegram … Read More