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Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he received summons in Russia addressed to 'suspect'
- Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, received a summons in Russia labeling him a 'suspect' in a criminal case at an old address he lived at 20 years ago.
- In February, Russia increased efforts to control Telegram by announcing an investigation into Durov related to terrorism accusations and trying to block Telegram while promoting a state-backed alternative called MAX.
- Telegram has over 1 billion active users and is widely used in Russia and Ukraine despite Russian attempts to restrict it.
- Durov denied the allegations, asserting he supports Russian constitutional rights to freedom of speech and private correspondence, while Russian media accused Telegram of facilitating 'hybrid threats'.
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==History==The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced on the evening of 22 April that a registered letter had been sent to him in his address, where he lived in Russia 20 years ago, in the name of which he was named "suspect".
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Russia is seeking to place Telegram under its yoke, while the country's justice announced in a close-to-government newspaper last February that it had opened an investigation against the billionaire owner of the encrypted application.
·Paris, France
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The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said that his old address in Russia had received a subpoena calling him "suspects...
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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