Telegram app faces further restrictions, possible fines as Russian authorities clamp down


Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Telegram, an important ⁠platform for public and private communications in Russia, will face further restrictions from authorities because it has failed to correct previous ⁠violations, the state communications watchdog said on Tuesday.

The watchdog, Roskomnadzor, began limiting voice and video calls via Telegram last August, ‌when it took similar steps against Meta's WhatsApp. In a further clampdown on foreign-based tech providers, it blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime in December.

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