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Russia opens ‘aiding terrorism’ case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Russian authorities have opened a criminal case on charges of “aiding terrorism” against Telegram founder Pavel Durov. “Every day the authorities come up with new pretexts to restrict Russians’ access to Telegram, seeking to suppress the right to privacy and freedom of speech. It’s a sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own people,” Durov wrote on his Telegram channel. Rossiyskaya Gazeta, citing “materials” from the Federal Security Service (F…
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under investigation by Russian authorities for possible facilitation of terrorist activities on the messaging service
Russia launches criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov
The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov (pictured), the founder of the messaging app Telegram. The case stems from allegations that Telegram supports terrorist activities, an accusation levelled by the Russian Federal Security Service. Durov, who lives outside Russia, condemned the investigation as an attempt to suppress fundamental rights such as [… The post Russia launches criminal investigation into Teleg…
The Russian authorities blame the leader of Telegram, an indispensable courier in the country, for refusing to cooperate with them, and accused him of complicit terrorism.The tabloid "Komsomolskaya Pravda" is fuelling a media campaign against Pavel Dourov, who ignores Russia's legal requirements.
As Russia gradually strengthens its control over the digital space, a new step has just been taken. According to Reuters, the Russian authorities have announced the opening of a criminal investigation against Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, on the basis of accusations linked to terrorism. A decision that takes place in a context of political and technological hardening, four [...]
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