Ali Khamenei quits Telegram
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that he would no longer use the messaging app Telegram. The announcement came as rumours continued that Iran would soon block Telegram, built by Russian tech guru …
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Roskomnadzor requests application stores remove Telegram
Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor has requested App Store and Google Play remove the Telegram app, the watchdog’s press service said. "Roskomnadzor has demanded Apple and Google remove Telegram’s apps from …
Kremlin: Telegram block is not hide-and-seek or catch-up game
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned against playing "hide-and seek and catch-up" following the blocking of the messenger Telegram. "It is not a game of hide-and-seek or catch-up," Peskov …
Court rules to block Telegram in Russia
Moscow’s Tagansky’s court satisfied the demand of Russia’s telecommunications watchdog and blocked access to the Telegram messenger in Russia over its failure to furnish keys to the Federal Security Service to decrypt user …
Iran lifts restrictions imposed on Telegram messenger
Iranian authorities have lifted the restrictions imposed on Telegram messenger amid protests which swept through the country, Sputnik reported citing local media. The restrictions were lifted on Saturday evening, the IRNA news …
Iran unblocks access to Telegram
Iran’s authorities have fully unblocked access to Telegram messenger following a ban imposed amid anti-government protests, TASS reported on Sunday citing the Fars news agency. Access to Instagram and Telegram social networks has …
Date of unblocking Telegram and Instagram in Iran revealed
Filtering on Telegram and Instagram social networks is temporary and will end on January 5, a member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alireza Rahimi said. Rahimi made the …
Durov: Telegram ready to cut ties with authorities of Russia and Iran
Messenger Telegram can cut all ties with the governments of Russia and Iran because it regularly faces accusations and restrictions, the messenger’s founder Pavel Durov said on his Telegram channel. “We are …
Iran says it files charges against Durov
Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the CEO of the popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, Fox News reported citing ISNA news agency. They allege that the service, which is used to …
Iran says Telegram transfers servers, but CEO denies it
Iran's communications and information technology minister was quoted Sunday as saying the widely used Telegram messenger service has transferred some of its servers into the country, but the encrypted application's founder swiftly denied …
Telegram founder agrees to register service in Russia
Creator of Telegram messenger Pavel Durov agreed to include the messenger in the information register of the Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor, he said on his profile page in VKontakte, TASS reports. However, Durov …
Kremlin comments on ban of Telegram messenger
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has declined to comment on the dispute between Telegram messenger founder Pavel Durov and Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor. "I would like to …
FSB: terrorists in Russia use Telegram
Terrorist in Russia most actively use the Telegram messenger, the PR Department of Russia's intelligence service FSB said. "The FSB during the searches to reveal secret groups of international terrorist organizations fixes a …
Russia’s watchdog may block Telegram messenger
Russia’s telecom and IT watchdog, Roskomnadzor, will block the Telegram messenger in Russia if it refuses to comply with the Russian law on organizers of dissemination of information, the head of Roskomnadzor, Alexander …
More than half of Iranians use Telegram
At least 28 million Iranians have registered at Telegram, a mobile social network application, the head of Tehran University's Institute of Social Studies and Research, Mohammad Mehdi Fatourehchi, said. More …
