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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with ‘aiding terrorism’
Russia's FSB says Telegram has not pulled content used by Ukrainian intelligence and 'terrorist' groups to plan attacks.
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Russia's FSB says Telegram has not pulled content used by Ukrainian intelligence and 'terrorist' groups to plan attacks.
Russia’s FSB security service has charged Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, with facilitating terrorism, and moved to place him on an international wanted list. The charge accuses Durov of failing to take down channels and bots that the service says were used to coordinate attacks and sabotage inside Russia. It is the sharpest turn […] This story continues at The Next Web
Soon after the charges were announced, Telegram's official account on X posted an image of Durov making an obscene gesture.
Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism by Russia's security agency.
The charges against Pavel Durov reflected an ongoing fight over one of the most popular messaging and media apps in the country.
The FSB claims the messenger app, created by Pavel Durov, has failed to remove accounts and channels used for recruitment by Ukraine's secret service.
Telegram, an encrypted messenger app founded in 2013, says it has more than 1 billion users and is widely used on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Charges against Durov come as Russia restricts Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country.