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There is a panic over a Telegram
French authorities arrested Telegram Founder Pavel Durov for alleged links to child pornography and drug dealing and accused him of complicity in crimes that take place on the app. Durov is currently free on bail. Durov’s book, ‘Crimes on the Telegram app’, was leaked by the US government to the public last year after Durov…
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Durov was arrested for his part in a criminal investigation
Pavel Durov, CEO of messaging platform Telegram, has been arrested in France for his alleged role in a child pornography case. Durov was arrested on Saturday in connection with a probe into whether Telegram contributed to the distribution of child pornography. “At the heart of the case is the lack of moderation and cooperation of…
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The Telegram CEO is under scrutiny about child sexual abuse images and drugs
Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France on Sunday in connection with a criminal investigation into the platform’s failure to cooperate with law enforcement requests. The investigation is centred around a number of charges including money laundering, violation of import and export laws, possession and distribution of child…
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Russia is being attacked by the Ukranians as Moscow scrambles to respond
Ukraine on Tuesday launched an operation to capture the border region of Kursk, where Russian troops have been fighting Ukrainian forces since last month. Russian officials have reported dozens of civilian casualties in their areas in posts on Telegram but neither Russia nor Ukraine have provided overall casualty figures. The Russian military officials said they…
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The Trump shooting has led to the formation of militias
Several far-right groups called for violence after the assassination attempt on ex-US President Donald Trump. In one of the posts on Uncle Sam’s Proud Boys Upstate NY Telegram channel, a pro-Trump member said, “I guess they really do want war.” The group further said that it was trying to take Trump out because he had…
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The U.S. says that the Moscow Concert Hall attack was caused by the Islamic State
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Moscow that killed at least seven people and injured over 20 others, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. The attack took place on the messaging service Telegram. The attack comes two weeks after the US had warned Iran about the…
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Hamas used the Telegram app as a key platform
Pro-Israel law institute Israeli Law Institute has written a letter to Apple over the use of Gaza Now channel on Telegram by Palestinian group Hamas. The law institute said it was “a threat to the security and security of the Internet and to Google”. It also pointed out seven accounts that weren’t deleted for Telegram…
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Putin thinks that he is still in control
The US has said that it is “very much open for business” and is recruiting Russian intelligence sources. CIA Director William Burns added that the moment of “disaffection” with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war gives the agency a rare opportunity to recruit Russian intelligence sources. “We recently posted on messaging platform Telegram to let Russians…
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Russians are trapped in Putin’s parallel universe and some want out
Russia has blocked 18 Telegram channels and groups that it claimed were “created to conduct Russian military information campaigns, undermine the domestic situation in Ukraine and involve minors in illegal activities.” The police said they had blocked 18 Telegram channels and groups “created to conduct Russian military information campaigns” and “undermine the domestic situation in…
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Some of the Russians want out of Putin’s parallel universe
In a recent four-minute diatribe on the messaging app Telegram, Russian-appointed deputy leader of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, criticised Russian military commanders for allowing “gaps” on the battlefield that had allowed Ukrainian military to make advances in the region. Stremousov alleged that Russian military commanders have allowed Ukrainian military to make advances in…
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A brutal new phase in the war may be coming after Putin rages against civilians.
In a recent four-minute rant on messaging app Telegram, Russian-appointed Kherson region’s Deputy President Kirill Stremousov criticised Russian military commanders for allowing “gaps” on the battlefield that had allowed the Ukrainian military to make advances in the region. Stremousov added that the Russian military had tripled the intensity of attacks along some parts of the…
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Telegram has added more text options and a blur tool.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has said Apple claims they review apps within 24 hours but, in our experience, it takes at least seven to 10 days for any meaningful product update to reach the App Store. Durov also added that the video messaging feature can be accessed by Tapping a button on the video but…