Russia investigating Telegram founder Durov

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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, announcing in a state-run newspaper that it was investigating billionaire founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case involving accusations of terrorism.

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Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is reportedly under criminal investigation in Russia
Russia opens criminal case against Telegram's Durov for 'promoting terrorism,' reports say
Russia opened a criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov on charges of facilitating terrorist activity, according to state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta and pro-government tabloid Komsomols...

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Kremlin says the Telegram messaging app has violated the law many times
Russia investigating Telegram founder Durov as part of criminal case, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports
Russia opens criminal case against Telegram founder for "aiding terrorism"
Russia claimed that Telegram is used to prepare crimes, including terrorist attacks, and that the platform's administration does not respond to requests from Russian law enforcement authorities.

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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov under investigation: Russian state media
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Russia launches terror probe into Telegram chief Pavel Durov

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.
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Pavel Durov: A Sad Spectacle - A State That Is Afraid Of Its Own People

He called it a sad sight "a state that is afraid of its own people." Reminder, Telegram founder Pavel Durov is suspected in Russia of "promoting terrorism" (part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the FSB.
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Russia's Crackdown on Telegram and Free Speech

Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces criminal charges in Russia amid efforts to suppress privacy and free speech. Authorities are attempting to block Telegram, which is widely used in Russia and Ukraine,