Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism
News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Topics: internet, Russian, remains, crackdown, deepened, founder, billionaire, app’s, Durov, Pavel, investigation, Terrorism, Foments, Saying, Telegram, Banning, Closer, Moves, Russia
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-terrorism.html