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Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism
- bookofjoe 9mo agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-terrorism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O1A.VDCn.gYFZaigIzqsh&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-teleg...
- duxup 9mo ago> Asked whether the Russian government planned to ban Telegram, Mr. Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, declined to comment. I suppose there’s a tantalizing issue that outright ban might mean they can’t ever extract that data. Threatening the founder holds out hope for some cooperation / getting that data.