Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
An international arrest warrant has been issued for the Russian-born Durov, who lives abroad. Shortly after the charge was announced, Telegram's account on X posted an image showing Durov holding up his middle finger.
- ▪An international arrest warrant has been issued for the Russian-born Durov, who lives abroad.
- ▪Shortly after the charge was announced, Telegram's account on X posted an image showing Durov holding up his middle finger.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism — NYT — Home
- ▪ Russia's FSB charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, puts him on wanted list — New York Post
- ▪ Russia's FSB charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, including by Ukraine, and issues an international arrest warrant (Reuters) — Techmeme
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Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorismImage source, ReutersByAlex BoydPublished3 minutes agoRussia has charged Telegram's founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism over allegations the messenger app has been used for recruitment by Ukrainian secret services.The FSB - Russia's domestic security service - said Telegram had been used "to prepare and co-ordinate acts of sabotage and terror" inside Russia and had failed to remove channels, chats and bots used by Ukraine. An international arrest warrant has been issued for the Russian-born Durov, who lives abroad. Shortly after the charge was announced, Telegram's account on X posted an image showing Durov holding up his middle finger.
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