Is the U.S. trying to control Telegram by using France as its proxy? Diplomatic standoff may beginPavel Durov is being investigated for Telegram's possible involvement in illegal activities. Governments and tech communities worldwide are...
30 Aug, 2024, 12.43 AM IST
Can tech executives be held responsible for what happens on their platforms?And on Saturday, Pavel Durov, who founded the online communications tool Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into ...
28 Aug, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
What is Telegram and why was its CEO Pavel Durov arrested in Paris?Telegram's CEO, Pavel Durov, was arrested in Paris on allegations of enabling illegal activities on his platform. Though Durov has yet to b...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Iraq suspends Telegram over 'national security'The service was effectively blocked by midday on Sunday, with new messages not loading for users in Baghdad. The application was still acce...
06 Aug, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hungerThe suspension marks the end of an accord that the U.N. and Turkey brokered last summer to allow shipments of food from the Black Sea regio...
18 Jul, 2023, 07.02 AM IST
Facebook and Hun Sen: Cambodia election tests content moderationIn the days following a Jan. 9 speech by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen broadcast live on Facebook, in which he threatened opposition mem...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Telegram calls Brazil disinformation law 'attack on democracy'"Brazil is about to pass a law that will end free speech," the company said in a message sent to users on Bill 2630, which has passed the S...
10 May, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
Telegram app back in Brazil after judge lifts suspensionThe judge kept in place a daily fine of $1 million reais (about $200,000) for Telegram's refusal to provide the data, according to a press ...
30 Apr, 2023, 08.32 AM IST
Telegram app to appeal suspension over neo-Nazi probeThe court fined Telegram a million reais (about $198,000) per day and ordered the temporary suspension of its activities for failing to ass...
28 Apr, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probeJustice Minister Flavio Dino said the court had fined Telegram a million reais (about $198,000) per day for "not complying" with an ongoing...
27 Apr, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effortResearchers at Reset, a U.K.-based nonprofit, identified more than 15,000 abusive or misinformation-laden Facebook posts from V_V - activit...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Brazil judge bans messaging app Telegram for ignoring rulingJustice Alexandre de Moraes said in his ruling that Telegram repeatedly ignored requests from Brazilian authorities, including a police req...
19 Mar, 2022, 08.10 PM IST