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06 Jul 2026

India's MIB Directs Telegram to Build Piracy Filters It Has No Legal Authority to Demand

A four-page notice sent by India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to Telegram on July 4 asks the platform to construct proactive content-detection systems capable of identifying and

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16 Jun 2026

Durov Condemns India's Telegram Restrictions as NEET Leak Crisis Deepens

Blocking an entire communications platform to contain an exam paper leak is, at best, a category error. That is effectively the charge levelled by Telegram's founder and chief executive Pavel Durov,

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17 Apr 2026

Telegram Briefly Reached Some Users in Russia Without VPN Access

Reports from Russia on the evening of April 16 suggested that Telegram, which has been blocked by the state, was temporarily available to some users without a VPN or proxy. The reason remains

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17 Apr 2026

Russia Tightens VPN Controls as Digital Dependence Deepens

Russia is stepping up its campaign against VPN services even as millions of people rely on them to reach blocked platforms, conduct business, and communicate outside state-controlled channels. The

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