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Durov Questioned a Fourth Time in France’s Telegram Case
France arrested the founder, seized his freedom, and went looking for the crime afterward.
UK Speech Regulator’s Telegram Questions Point Toward Private Chats
One arsonist is now the reason a messaging app may be asked to read along with everyone.
India Shut Down Telegram for 150 Million Users Over One Exam Leak
For the second year running, India’s answer to a leak at the source is cutting off 150 million people who had nothing to do with it.
France Moves to Break Encrypted Messaging
France’s parliament just endorsed the one idea every cryptographer on earth has already debunked and they’re calling it a compromise.
Ofcom Investigates Telegram Under UK “Online Safety Act”
The regulator’s list of duties runs far beyond child safety into foreign interference, false communications, and public-order speech.
Russia Blocks WhatsApp Nationwide, Pushing 100 Million Users Toward Kremlin-Backed App Max
Russia’s 100 million WhatsApp users are being nudged toward Max, a Kremlin-friendly app that doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption.
France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive
Durov’s freedom to move contrasts with the lingering case that keeps Europe’s battle over digital free speech alive.
Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up
What Canberra framed as compliance, Telegram saw as a summons to a fight over digital borders.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.
MembersHow To: Ditching Your Phone Number Might Be the Smartest Privacy Move You Make
A phone number once felt like the passport to modern life, but it’s starting to look more like a relic people keep carrying out of habit.
Russia Blocks Voice Calls on WhatsApp and Telegram
Russia’s grip on foreign tech tightens one feature at a time.
Kenyan Government Blocks Telegram, Shuts Down TV Broadcasters Amid Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Telegram goes dark and TV stations vanish as Kenya’s protest blackout clashes with digital resistance.