The arrest of the deeply private Russia tech titan has put the spotlight on illegal activity on Telegram, a preferred tool of the Irish far right. But Durov insists he is a defender of free speech
French authorities should have approached company with their complaints and app is not an ‘anarchic paradise’, Durov writes on channel
Telegram, which has some 900 million users, had about 50 full-time employees
Indictment of Telegram founder Pavel Durov raises the stakes in evolving debate over responsibility for online content
Judge Alexandre de Moraes says moves against platform are part of fight to protect democracy from misinformation and hateful content
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Expected win after Navalny crackdown will be used by Kremlin as proof of support for Putin
Platform has sped up efforts to remove content that local regulators deemed illegal
Facebook-owned WhatsApp scrambles to deal with fresh competition
Company has developed a cloud-based platform to manage social interactions
Many Russians feel FSB is using national security as pretext to encroach on privacy
Encrypted platform refused to allow secret services to access users’ data
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19-year-old Normandy attackers knew each other only four days before they struck
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