Tag: Telegram

Categories Russia

Russian state fund invests in Telegram as part of messenger’s $1bn fundraising drive, despite country once trying to ban service

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A controversial and increasingly popular messaging app has attracted more than $1 billion from new investors, its founder has announced, with Russia’s sovereign wealth stash said to be among those putting cash into the business. … Read More >Russian state fund invests in Telegram as part of messenger’s $1bn fundraising drive, despite country once trying to ban service

Categories Russia

Israel’s ‘fake news war room’ set up to tackle vaccine disinformation loses battle to Telegram, unit’s head admits

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As Israel’s record-setting inoculation drive slows down, it has set up a special unit to combat ‘fake news’ about coronavirus vaccines, but messaging app Telegram turned out to be too much to handle for official cyber warriors. … Read More >Israel’s ‘fake news war room’ set up to tackle vaccine disinformation loses battle to Telegram, unit’s head admits

Categories USA

The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way

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A California court has been asked to force Google to remove Telegram from its Play store, over claims that the messenger app is used to incite violence. The legal challenge mirrors a similar suit brought against Apple. … Read More >The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way