Russian Court Orders Telegram Messenger App Blocked

A Russian court order has ordered that the Telegram Messenger app be blocked in the country. The ruling comes a week after state communication watchdog, Roskomnadzor, filed a lawsuit to block access to the app for not providing security services access to user's secret messages.

Russia’s FSB Federal Security service said it needs access to user's messages to guard against terrorist attacks, reports Reuters.

“The court decided to meet the requirements of Roskomnadzor, impose restrictions on access to Telegram messenger and stop providing technical conditions for the exchange of messages,” TASS news agency quoted judge Yulia Smolina as saying.





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