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Telegram to open office in Kazakhstan
A representative office of Telegram will be opened in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Zhaslan Madiyev said. Madiyev met with representatives from the U.S. Chamber of …
Users in North Caucasus complain about Telegram's work
Residents of the North Caucasus Federal District's republics complain about the work of Telegram. Issues have been registered in four regions and have been taking place since yesterday.
Pavel Durov avoids jail with 5 mln euro bail
Co-founder of the Telegram messenger app Pavel Durov has left the court building after being charged with numerous offences related to Telegram …
Pavel Durov nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, arrested in Paris last week, should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, rector of the Eurasian International …
UAE demands Durov be given access to consular services
The United Arab Emirates announced it is closely monitoring the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, who has been detained in France. The UAE Foreign Ministry said the UAE has asked the French government to …
Macron comments on Pavel Durov's arrest
The French President has spoken out about the arrest of Pavel Durov, co-founder and head of the Telegram messenger, in Paris, which has received wide international resonance. Emmanuel Macron denied that the decision to arrest him was political.
France arrests Pavel Durov upon returning from Baku
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested at a Paris airport
Kremlin urges Durov to pay more attention to Telegram
Telegram founder Pavel Durov should pay more attention to the fact that the social network is used by terrorists, Kremlin pokesman Dmitry Peskov …
Russians warned of Telegram accounts theft
The Ministry of Digital Development warns Russians about "mass theft of accounts" in the Telegram messenger. The corresponding message was published in the department's channel. According to the message, first, the user …
Telegram deleted inactive user channels
Telegram deleted all public addresses of channels not used over the year, Founder of the messenger Pavel Durov wrote in his Telegram channel. "In mid-August, we withdrew all public Telegram addresses linked to channels that were …
Religion on Telegram
The media have long been called the "fourth branch of government" and have taken a dominant position in influencing the formation of public opinion. The significance of any rallies, the most authoritative round tables and powerful …
Telegram restors work after failure
Telegram Messenger has restored its work after a crash. The failure occurred at about 15.00 Moscow time, users in Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Turkey and the United States experienced difficulties with receiving and sending …
Azerbaijan's AtaBank can be reached through Telegram
Azerbaijan's AtaBank OJSC has presented a new communication channel for its clients through Telegram. Now Telegram users can directly contact the bank and get answers to their questions. To do this it’s necessary to write to …
Russia's telecom minister not ruling out Viber may be blocked
Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov has not ruled out that another popular messenger Viber could be blocked if the Federal Security Service has problems with obtaining encryption keys. …
Iranian court bans Telegram Messenger
A court in Iran has ruled to ban the use of a popular messenger, Telegram, TASS reports citing Irib TV. "Taking into account various complaints over the Telegram app and proceeding from security requirements, the court authorities …
Kremlin says other services should not be affected by court-ordered block on Telegram
Efforts by Russia’s telecom and media watchdog, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, on blocking Telegram should not affect other services, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov …
Russian media watchdog blocks some Google IPs in bid to stop Telegram messenger
Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked a range of IP addresses belonging to Google since the company allows the Telegram messenger to use them to avoid being blocked in Russia, the organization said Sunday, Sputnik reports. …
Tehran gives government bodies one week to reject foreign social networks
Tehran has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported. "All government agencies, public and non-governmental institutions are obliged to transfer all …
Kremlin not considering introduction of China’s firewall equivalent
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has heard nothing about any plans the Kremlin might be considering to launch an equivalent of China’s firewall that would allow for isolating the Russian segment of the world web …
