Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, puts him on wanted list
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Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, accusing him of complicity in terrorism for allegedly failing to remove content used by Ukraine to plan sabotage. The warrant is being sought in France where Durov is located.
MOSCOW — Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.
The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as the Russian authorities restrict Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country.
It is part of a long-term effort to bring the internet under the Kremlin’s full control that has intensified since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The Federal Security Service, also known as the FSB, accused Telegram’s administration in a statement of failing to remove “numerous channels, chats and bots” that are “actively used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist, and extremist organizations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism, mass murder, and cyberfraud" in Russia, which resulted in “numerous human casualties.” The agency accused Ukrainian security services of using a popular dating chatbot on Tel ...
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