The Kremlin’s tightening grip on Russian life has a new target: the country’s most popular messaging app. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled app Russia has launched a criminal investigation into the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, on ...

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 ...

With the latest update, Telegram users can now create a passkey to instantly log in to their accounts without needing an SMS code or password. Here’s how to activate it. Since Apple and Google ...

The messaging app’s popularity has soared during the war with Russia, leading Ukrainian officials to increasingly weigh Telegram’s upsides against its security risks. The messaging app’s popularity ...

Telegram, which for years has had a reputation as a platform used to trade child sexual abuse material, has for the first time agreed to partner with a larger international watch group to combat such ...

Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has confirmed that the messaging app, which is widely used in Russia, has made several changes related to user privacy. Durov, who was arrested in France in August in ...

Telegram will now share users' phone numbers and IP addresses with law enforcement if they are found to be violating the platform's rules following a valid legal request. According to a newly updated ...

Restrictions apply only to official devices, not personal phones Telegram heavily used in Ukraine and Russia since 2022 invasion Budanov: Issue of Telegram is a matter of national security KYIV, Sept ...

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