The instant messaging application Telegram has recently been targeted by the Russian government. Reports of widespread outages in the region came to light in March 2026, and the app was almost ...

Russian authorities claim the Telegram messenger refused to remove 155,000 channels flagged for illegal content, according to multiple media reports. Update (Feb. 24, 7:40 pm UTC): This article has ...

"When authorities interfere with platforms used by journalists and the public to share news, they not only hinder reporting but also leave citizens isolated from reliable information, undermining the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand the unblocking of the Telegram app, the second protest in the Russian capital since the authorities blocked the popular ...

MOSCOW, April ⁠22 (Reuters) - ⁠Pavel Durov, ⁠the founder ​of the Telegram ‌messenger app, ‌said ⁠on ⁠Wednesday he had received a ​summons in Russia at ​an old address naming ⁠him ⁠as a "suspect" ⁠in a ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday that the Russian government had opened a criminal investigation against him on charges of “aiding terrorism.” Durov, ...

Russia said Ukraine can obtain sensitive information from troops using the Telegram app on the front line, signaling tightening scrutiny over a platform used by millions of Russians. The use of ...