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Russia is investigating Telegram laminitis Pavel Durov arsenic portion of a transgression lawsuit connected the “facilitation of violent activities”, state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Mr. Durov could not beryllium instantly reached for remark connected the report, but successful caller days, Telegram has denied a big of allegations by Russia that the app is a haven for transgression enactment and compromised by some Western and Ukrainian intelligence.
“The actions of the caput of Telegram, P. Durov, are being investigated arsenic portion of a transgression lawsuit connected the grounds of a transgression nether Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 (assistance to violent activities) of the Criminal Code of Russia,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported successful an nonfiction it said was “based connected materials from the FSB of Russia”.
Telegram, which says it has much than 1 cardinal progressive users globally, did not instantly respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Russia’s authorities communications regulator has introduced restrictions connected Telegram, which is hugely fashionable successful Russia for nationalist and backstage communications, implicit what it says is a nonaccomplishment by the institution to delete extremist content.
Moscow is trying to get Russians to power to the state-backed app known arsenic MAX, which launched astir a twelvemonth ago.
