It will all end in flames

Feb 10 from https://meduza.io/en

Telegram is one of the last messaging apps in Russia that the state doesn’t control. Did the Kremlin just block it for good? — Meduza

Telegram, one of Russia’s most widely used messaging apps, has been malfunctioning for the past two days. On Tuesday, Russia’s federal censorship agency confirmed it was behind the disruptions, saying the measures were meant to “protect” citizens. For many Russians, Telegram is one of the few major platforms they have access to that still operates outside state control. Along with the American...

Continue Reading on https://meduza.io/en

Feb 10 from https://meduza.io/en

How Russia’s new Telegram restrictions threaten self-inflicted damage to the army’s frontline communications — Meduza

A Russian drone operator on the front line near Lyman, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. December 4, 2025 Sergey Bobylev / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia Russia’s pro-war military bloggers are up in arms over the Kremlin’s latest move against Telegram. After users across the country reported service disruptions today, February 10, the federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, confirmed...

Continue Reading on https://meduza.io/en

Aug 28 from https://meduza.io/en

Telegram has become a key tool for the Russian military. Why does Moscow continue to rely on a Dubai-based civilian messaging app? — Meduza

A Russian soldier in the Kharkiv region. August 16, 2024. RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia Tech billionaire Pavel Durov’s arrest in France has reignited debate in Russia over the Telegram messenger app’s role in the war in Ukraine. The last round of discussion surrounding the issue came as recently as July, when the State Duma passed a law allowing new punishments for soldiers who use...

Continue Reading on https://meduza.io/en

Opposing views

Other publications have chosen to cover this issue differently...

Elsewhere

  1. Substack