{"id":64048,"date":"2026-02-10T20:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/russian-regulator-imposes-restrictions-on-telegram-messenger"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:02:37","slug":"russian-regulator-imposes-restrictions-on-telegram-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/russian-regulator-imposes-restrictions-on-telegram-messenger","title":{"rendered":"Russian regulator imposes restrictions on Telegram messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span>Russia&#8217;s communications regulator on Tuesday began imposing gradual restrictions on Telegram, slowing its messenger services for failing to protect personal data and prevent terrorists and criminals from using them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The messenger still does not comply with Russian legislation, fails to protect personal data, lacks real measures to counter fraud, and does not prevent the use of the messenger for terrorist and criminal purposes,&#8221; Roskomnadzor said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The watchdog has warned that it will continue to restrict Telegram&#8217;s operation until violations of Russian legislation are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Roskomnadzor is willing to collaborate with any domestic or foreign internet resources, as long as they respect Russia and its citizens, it stated.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Tagansky City Court in Moscow said in a statement that Telegram faces fines totaling 64 million rubles (approximately $84,200) for refusing to remove prohibited content and failing to comply with the law on self-monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, US social media platforms X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and video platform YouTube have been blocked in Russia for failing to comply with the national legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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