Russia has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov over alleged facilitation of terrorist activities.

The Telegram messaging app said that it had not found any breaches of its encryption, dismissing a Russian government allegation that foreign intelligence services are able

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.

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 controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms.

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

Moscow's domestic intelligence service, the FSB, has categorized the online platform Telegram, which is used by millions of people in Russia, as a security risk. The Russian military has repeatedly

MOSCÚ (AP) — Pavel Durov, fundador de la aplicación de mensajería Telegram, dijo el martes que el gobierno ruso había abierto una investigación penal en su contra por cargos de “ayudar al terrorismo”.