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Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Russia’s security service, the F.S.B., has charged Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, with facilitating terrorism and issued an international arrest warrant against him.
- The F.S.B. accuses Telegram of allowing content used by Ukrainian special services, terrorist groups, and extremists to coordinate sabotage, terrorist acts, and cyber fraud in Russia.
- The Kremlin has restricted Telegram’s use in Russia this year and promoted a state-backed alternative app, MAX, continuing efforts to control communication platforms.
- The charges against Durov followed Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov’s remarks about potential talks with Telegram’s leadership to lift restrictions, indicating possible internal government disagreements on the app's regulation.
