The Telegram logo is seen on a screen of a smartphone in this picture illustration taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin/Files
MOSCOW: Russia's state telecommunications regulator said on April 16 it had begun blocking access to Telegram messenger after the company refused to comply with an order to give Russian state security access to its users' secret messages.
The watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement on its website that it had sent telecoms operators a notification about blocking access to Telegram inside Russia.
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