Telegram
Telegram
Telegram Messenger is a globally accessible freemium, cross-platform, encrypted, cloud-based and centralized instant messaging service. The application also provides optional end-to-end encrypted chats and video calling, VoIP, file sharing and several other features. Headquarters: Tortola, British Virgin Islands (legal domicile). Dubai, United Arab Emirates (operational center). Founders: Nikolai Durov, Pavel Durov. CEO: Pavel Durov
The Kremlin announced the transformation of Telegram into “a tool in the hands of terrorists”. Pavel Durov, the 39-year-old Russian-born founder and CEO of the messaging platform Telegram, was detained at Paris’s Bourget Airport at the end of August, 2024. The reason for Durov’s detention remains unclear, but speculation centers on concerns over Telegram’s moderation practices and the platform’s inability to prevent criminal activities.
The Company Statement
June 22, 2023
Despite the initial threats, the listed web services remain operational and available in Russia, such as YouTube, Wikipedia, Telegram and Zoom. The authorities will spend 1 billion rubles to replace Telegram for officials. Telegram filed a protocol for refusing to localize data. Messenger faces a fine of 6 to 18 million rubles. Telegram was fined 4 million rubles. for refusing to delete content prohibited in the Russian Federation. Tech giants Google, Meta, TikTok, and Telegram settle Russian fines.
| October 30, 2024 | Court fines Telegram 4 million rubles for channels calling for Ural secession |
| October 15, 2024 | Telegram was fined 4 million rubles for refusing to remove content banned in the Russian Federation |
| August 30, 2024 | FT: Telegram's loss in 2023 was $173 million |
| August 25, 2024 | Who is Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov |
| July 08, 2024 | Telegram fined 3 million rubles for refusing to remove prohibited information |
| May 29, 2024 | The EU wants to force Telegram to fight Russian disinformation |
| April 29, 2024 | Telegram blocked a number of official chatbots of Ukraine - GUR |
| March 28, 2024 | The Kremlin announced the transformation of Telegram into “a tool in the hands of terrorists” |
| January 06, 2024 | Telegram Calls Out Russian Authorities For Mysteriously Removing Fines Against Tech Giants |
| January 04, 2024 | Tech giants Google, Meta, TikTok, and Telegram settle Russian fines |
| December 04, 2023 | RKN drew up 14 protocols for violation of the law on self-control by foreign social networks |
| November 21, 2023 | Telegram was fined 4 million rubles. for refusing to delete content prohibited in the Russian Federation |
| October 25, 2023 | Telegram is preparing to hold an IPO in 2025 |
| October 10, 2023 | Protocol events. How Russia is preparing to block YouTube and Telegram by purchasing equipment to circumvent sanctions |
| September 04, 2023 | A court in the Russian Federation fined Telegram for the first time for violating the circulation of personal data |
| August 16, 2023 | Telegram filed a protocol for refusing to localize data in Russia |
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