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Russia fines Telegram app $432,366 for failing to remove banned content, Ifax reports
Russia fined Telegram 35 million rubles for not deleting banned content tied to extremism and illegal activities, amid efforts to promote the state-backed app MAX.
- On Monday, Russian authorities fined Telegram 35 million roubles for failing to remove banned content, the Tagansky District Court ruled.
- Regulators accused the platform of ignoring orders to delete material authorities deemed illegal, part of a pattern including prior 7 million and 4 million rouble fines for non-compliance with Roskomnadzor directives.
- Telegram rejected the charges, stating it actively moderates harmful content while accusing Moscow of attempting to force users toward MAX, a state-backed messaging application.
- Users across Russia reported significant difficulties accessing the app over the weekend, with tech writer Vladislav Voytenko noting the service effectively stopped working through some providers.
- Moscow previously attempted to block Telegram in 2018 and 2020, though the current campaign differs from past efforts as authorities increasingly promote MAX to strengthen state control over digital infrastructure.
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The Kremlin is intensifying the surveillance of its citizens and is taking massive action against the popular Messenger Telegram. VPNs to circumvent barriers are also in Moscow's sights. Citizens are supposed to use a state-owned chat app.
In Russia, the media report major problems in the work of Telegram in all its versions, even with the use of VPN. According to Russian journalists, the authorities could have started to block Telegram completely.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Telegram Outages Reported Across Russia as Block Rumors Swirl
People across Russia began reporting problems accessing Telegram over the weekend, raising speculation among tech industry experts that the government may have already moved to block the messaging app ahead of an anticipated crackdown next month.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
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- 53% of the sources lean Left
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C 29%
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