From BBM to Threema: How messaging apps fuel JK terror networksTerrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are using encrypted apps for communication. Interrogation of a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative revealed the use o...
10 May, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for someIn what has been cast by diplomats as Russia's "great crackdown", Russia has repeatedly blocked mobile internet and granted sweeping powers...
05 Apr, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for someRussia is promoting its own messenger app, MAX, as foreign communication platforms face restrictions. Many Russians are reluctant to adopt ...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internetThe government is periodically jamming the web in regions across Russia, while restricting messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp and tak...
20 Mar, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Russia fines Telegram app $432,366 for failing to remove banned content, Ifax reportsAuthorities have repeatedly accused Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in Russia, of allowing itself to be used as a platfo...
16 Mar, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Russia is cracking down on WhatsApp and Telegram: Here's what we knowRussia announced Thursday it had blocked WhatsApp over its alleged failure to comply with Russian legislation, days after restricting acces...
13 Feb, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
WhatsApp says Russia has tried to fully block the messaging appRussia's government has already blocked major social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and ramped up other online restrictions sin...
12 Feb, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Moscow chokes Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival appThe Telegram messaging app, an important platform for public and private communications in Russia, is facing new restrictions and fines fo...
10 Feb, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Vietnam acts to block messaging app Telegram, government document showsThe document said the ministry was acting on behalf of the country's cyber-security department after police reported that 68% of the 9,600 ...
23 May, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
Telegram to hand over IP addresses and user data: Are Russian military secrets at risk?Telegram has experienced significant change based on its user privacy policy, and now onwards it will be easy to track the criminals who wi...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Social media companies get MeitY notices over child pornThe Ministry of Electronics and IT in India has issued notices to social media platforms including X, YouTube, and Telegram, warning them t...
07 Oct, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation"The minister of communications orders internet companies to stop the aforementioned applications, which terrorists and immoral groups use ...
21 Aug, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Trai supports selective WhatsApp, Telegram ban to end internet blackoutsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) may consider selectively banning popular OTT platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Telegr...
24 Jul, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Facebook's loss, Telegram's gain: Chat app adds 'record' 70 mn users in a day after WhatsApp outageTelegram has gone from the 56th most downloaded free app in the United States to the fifth.
06 Oct, 2021, 08.03 AM IST
Russia fines Facebook, Telegram over banned contentA Moscow court fined Facebook a total of 17 million rubles (roughly $236,000) and Telegram 10 million rubles ($139,000). It wasn't immediat...
11 Jun, 2021, 01.41 AM IST
Study says social groups still risky for childrenThe study between June and July 2020 found that as of early June, up to 110 out of a total of 182 WhatsApp group links that were shared wit...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Russia adds Google IPs to registry of banned sitesRussia has ordered the popular Telegram messaging app to shut down because it won't share its encryption key with intelligence agencies.
22 Apr, 2018, 09.42 PM IST