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Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Telegram is popular in Russia and is used by tens of millions of people, although authorities have been restricting access as part of a wider crackdown on internet freedom.
He had previously founded popular Russian social media company VKontakte - dubbed the "Facebook of Russia".
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.
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