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Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism in its latest online crackdown
FSB puts Pavel Durov on international wanted lists and says his messaging app is used for sabotage and murderRussian officials have charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism.The charges against the 41-year-old Russian-born billionaire, who lives in the Gulf, are the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communic
Published Wednesday, 29 July 2026 at 16:36

FSB puts Pavel Durov on international wanted lists and says his messaging app is used for sabotage and murderRussian officials have charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism.The charges against the 41-year-old Russian-born billionaire, who lives in the Gulf, are the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communications under its control after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...
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