News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.

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

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.

Russia’s Telegram slowdown, following Starlink disruptions, is prompting pro-war bloggers to warn of growing battlefield communications strain.

By Ekaterina Maksimova MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Telegram, an important platform for public and private communications in Russia, will face further restrictions from authorities because it has failed to correct previous violations,

Russian authorities are denying media reports of plans to fully block Telegram from 1 April, noting that no decisions have been made on the matter yet. For many Russians, this sounds like an indirect

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”.