India Telegram Ban Update: Founder Pavel Durov says 'ban hasn't stopped anything, leaks just moved...'Telegram ban India: Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized India's temporary ban on the messaging app, arguing it punishes over 150 millio...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin's digital iron curtainSince the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutio...
14 Jun, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
As rupee dips, I-T steps up vigil on shady outflowsIn multiple cases, individuals have used dozens of fake permanent account numbers (PANs) with the same name but different addresses and dat...
15 May, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
Researchers unmask trade in nude images on TelegramCampaign group AI Forensics said it found almost 25,000 active users in a six-week study of Spanish and Italian groups who were sharing ima...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.04 PM 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
Telegram founder Durov blasts French probe one year after arrestTelegram founder Pavel Durov criticised France’s ongoing probe into his platform, a year after his arrest. He denies allegations of complic...
25 Aug, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Who is Pavel Durov? Telegram CEO faces criminal charges in France over illegal content on appIn a dramatic turn of events, Pavel Durov, the visionary behind Telegram, found himself in the hot seat during an inquiry in Paris, scrutin...
30 Jul, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania votePavel Durov, Telegram's CEO, reiterated his claim that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in Romania's presidential election, a...
27 May, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Telegram's Durov announces new crackdown on illegal contentTelegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more "problematic content", weeks afte...
24 Sep, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
Pavel Durov says Telegram will take new approach towards moderationDurov was last week placed under formal investigation in France in connection with the use of Telegram, which he founded, for fraud, moneyl...
06 Sep, 2024, 07.47 PM IST
Telegram chief Pavel Durov blasts 'surprising' and 'misguided' French chargesTelegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Thursday hit out at France for arresting and charging him last month over the publicati...
06 Sep, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
South Korea police launch probe into whether Telegram abets online sex crimes, Yonhap reportsSouth Korean police have initiated an investigation into the messaging platform Telegram for allegedly aiding in the distribution of deepfa...
02 Sep, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Mumbai police shut down Telegram group over content piracyMumbai police have shut down the Telegram group BJ Tech Knowledge, which illegally streamed content from major broadcasters like Disney Sta...
23 Aug, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Social media platforms wage war against growing pro-Hamas contentIt found that verified users with Blue badges are the ones spreading the vast majority of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on X.
28 Oct, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Russia fines Telegram and Viber over war-related contentDubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 milli...
20 Jun, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
Why line for 'Succession' ended at TelegramMany Indian viewers watched the final season of hit series via app, spotlighting sharing of illegal content. At 70.48 million downloads in ...
05 Jun, 2023, 06.35 AM IST