- Title: Russian court rules to block access to Telegram messenger
- Date: 13th April 2018
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 13, 2018) (REUTERS) USER SCROLLING TELEGRAM CONTACTS ON MOBILE PHONE USER TYPING MESSAGE IN TELEGRAM APP USER SCROLLING MESSAGES IN TELEGRAM CHANNEL VARIOUS OF TELEGRAM APP ON COMPUTER SCREEN
- Embargoed: 27th April 2018 11:38
- Keywords: Russia telegram block court ruling Roskomnadzor
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA0018B9JI9Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A Russian court on Friday (April 13) ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service should be blocked in Russia, Russian news agencies reported, heralding communication disruption for scores of users - including government officials.
The decision came a week after Russia's state communication watchdog filed a lawsuit to limit access to Telegram messaging app following the company's refusal to give Russian state security services access to its users messages.
With more than 200 million users worldwide, the mobile messaging app allows users to communicate via encrypted messages which cannot be read by third parties, including government authorities. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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