Spain to deploy tool to track social media hate speechSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced the creation of a tool to track hate speech on social media and hold them accou...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Telegram boss admits 'seriousness' of French allegations: sourceTelegram founder Pavel Durov blamed French authorities for failing to notify Telegram about alleged criminal activity. He stated that Paris...
18 Jan, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia flourish in Telegram's 'underground markets': UNCriminal networks in Southeast Asia are using Telegram for large-scale illicit activities, says a UN report. The app allows trading of hack...
07 Oct, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Pavel DurovFrance is using a new law to prosecute Telegram's Pavel Durov for allowing illegal activities on the platform. The LOPMI law, enacted in Ja...
17 Sep, 2024, 10.53 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
Russia says Telegram boss Durov is a victim of his own independenceA French judge put Russian-born Durov under formal investigation last week for suspected complicity in running an online platform that allo...
02 Sep, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
Russia says Telegram boss Durov is a victim of his own independencePavel Durov, Telegram's head, is under investigation in France for alleged involvement in illicit activities on the platform. Russian Forei...
02 Sep, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Behind the arrest of Telegram boss, a small Paris cybercrime unit with big ambitionsIn an unprecedented move against a major tech CEO, prosecutors argued Durov bears responsibility for the alleged illegality on his platform...
30 Aug, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
Why Telegram chief's arrest raises 'red flags' for tech bossesRussia-born Pavel Durov is accused of "complicity" in running an online platform that allowed illicit transactions, child sex abuse images,...
30 Aug, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
Telegram boss's lawyer says probe against Durov is 'absurd'The Kremlin also weighed in on a case that has further strained Russia's relations with France, saying the prosecution of the Russian-born ...
29 Aug, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
Questioning of Telegram's Durov ends, heads to French investigative judgeThe investigative judge will now rule on whether to place the Russian-born billionaire under formal investigation following his arrest as p...
29 Aug, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
French authorities charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in probe into organized crime on appTelegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge over allegations of organized crime on the messaging...
29 Aug, 2024, 07.13 AM IST
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has fathered 100 kids; what's the truth?Telegram boss Pavel Durov has dropped in a rather strange claim that is making headlines across the globe, and has also grabbed the attenti...
26 Aug, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Arrested Telegram boss Pavel Durov 'has nothing to hide', co saysTelegram has denied allegations of its CEO, Pavel Durov, failing to curb criminal activity on its messaging app, stating that the company a...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.40 PM IST
Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debateSignal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eye...
08 Jan, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
WhatsApp launches 'Disappearing Messages' feature for users across marketsThe company said the feature will be rolling out to users everywhere this month and the duration of seven days will stay the same across ma...
06 Nov, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
Amid concerns of WhatsApp leaks, users jump ship, move to Telegram; app sees 1.8 million installsThere has been a “large surge” in downloads of Telegram in India over the past few days, said Craig Chapple, mobile insights strategist at ...
28 Sep, 2020, 09.12 PM IST