Russia imposes a $432,366 fine on Telegram app due to failure to remove banned content

Telegram is under intense scrutiny from several nations, particularly Russia, which has imposed a fine of 35 million roubles ...
The New York Times

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. By Nataliya Vasilyeva Russia is laying the groundwork for ...
The New York Times

Russia Further Restricts Telegram, Escalating Internet Clampdown

The throttling of the communication app, used by more than 100 million Russians, endangers what remains of the country’s free internet. By Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev Reporting from Berlin Russia on ...
Reuters

Kremlin says the Telegram messaging app has violated the law many times

MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the authorities had recorded a large number of violations by the Telegram messenger app and were taking appropriate steps in response to ...