It was less widely reported that Telegram, supposedly independent messenged closed access to Telegram bot which Navalny team tried to use to replace these apps.

It was less widely reported that Telegram, supposedly independent messenged closed access to Telegram bot which Navalny team tried to use to replace these apps. They claimed it was done in compliance to russian laws. Source (in russian) https://www.dw.com/ru/pavel-durov-soobshhil-o-blokirovke-bota-umnogo-golosovanija-v-telegram/a-59220832 https://www.dw.com/ru/pavel-durov-soobshhil-o-blokirovke-bot...