Pavel Durov

Reports of the disappearance began circulating around 9:30 p.m. Eastern time Monday, with searches for Telegram on the App Store returning no results and its direct listing showing an error page

Durov, who has lived outside Russia for years, holds French and United Arab Emirates passports

Australia’s online safety regulator has launched Federal Court action against Telegram, alleging the messaging service left videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings on its platform for weeks after Australians reported them

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A vacation bench headed by Justice Tejas Karia reserved the order after hearing arguments from senior advocate Dhruv Mehta, appearing for the app, and Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who represented the Centre

India’s NEET scandal sparks temporary Telegram ban, message-editing curbs nationwide

The allegations have sparked a major debate over internet security and telecom competition

The allegations have sparked a major debate over internet security and telecom competition

The Indian Air Force is conducting a massive aerial logistics mission, flying over 200 sorties to securely deliver NEET-UG question papers across India

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Russia’s communications regulator slowed down Telegram in February under federal law, citing the company’s failure to comply with requests to remove restricted content

Teenagers continually forced to switch VPNs

Nearly 150 people in the Belgorod region were killed in cross-border attacks last year

Terrified tourists were seen clutching their designer handbags as they ran for shelter during five days of missile strikes that have rocked Dubai

But within days, they found themselves caught in a rapidly escalating regional conflict that has grounded flights across the Gulf and left thousands stranded

Former Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has jumped to the defence of British expats and influencers in Dubai amid online backlash, insisting the city is 'perfectly safe' despite Iran's suicide drone bombardment

The investigation, first reported by the government newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta and the pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda, comes as Russian state regulators introduce an increasing number of restrictions on Telegram for allegedly serving as a haven for criminal activity

He did not specify which country’s intelligence services were involved

Russian authorities have launched yet another attack against the free internet throttling Telegram and WhatsApp

For its 93.6 million users in Russia — over 60% of the country’s population — the loss of Telegram would mean much more than the loss of a messaging app

Between Monday and Tuesday, users across Russia reported problems with sending and receiving media content such as voice notes, videos and images

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clashed with social media platform owners over plans to ban social media for under-16s in the country

The Socialist leader announced a series of measures in Dubai on Tuesday to protect Spanish minors from harmful social media content such as violence and pornography

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Telegram has issued a series of bond offerings in recent years including a $1.7 billion issuance in May 2025, the Financial Times reported