NewzRussian authorities have charged Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and placed him on an international wanted list. According to the Federal Security Service, Russia's domestic security service, the encrypted messaging app has been utilized by Ukrainian secret services to recruit individuals and to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage.
The move is the latest step in an ongoing digital crackdown by the Kremlin aimed at bringing the internet and digital communications under state control.
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