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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism
2 months ago
- Russia has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and placed him on an international wanted list.
- The FSB accused Telegram of failing to remove channels and bots used by Ukrainian intelligence and extremist groups for sabotage and terrorism.
- Ukraine's security services allegedly used a dating chatbot on Telegram to recruit Russians, leading to 46 arrests since July 2025.
- Durov claims the charges are fabricated pretexts to restrict Telegram and suppress free speech and privacy.
- Russia has intensified internet censorship since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, banning multiple platforms and restricting Telegram.
- Despite past failures, Russia continues to block Telegram while promoting its own national messaging app, MAX, which lacks end-to-end encryption.
- Military bloggers and activists have criticized the crackdown, citing Telegram's importance for Russian troops and crowdfunding efforts.
- Durov was previously arrested in France in 2024 over allegations of criminal activity on Telegram, later returning to Dubai in 2025.
Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov
2 months ago
- Russia issued an international wanted notice for Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of complicity in terrorism for failing to remove channels used by Ukrainian intelligence and extremist organizations.
- The FSB claims Telegram facilitated terrorist attacks and cybercrime in Russia, leading to civilian casualties, including women and children.
- Durov, holding French and UAE passports, dismissed the case as politically motivated, citing Moscow's attempts to restrict Telegram access.
- Telegram is a major communication platform in Russia but has faced repeated government efforts to block or control it, including a ban from 2018 to 2020.
- Durov has a history of clashing with Russian authorities over internet freedom and previously faced legal issues in France regarding illegal content on Telegram.
Mysteries of Telegram Data Centers
2 months ago
- Telegram has 5 data centers (DC1-5) with specific geographic locations; DC5 in Singapore is known for frequent downtime, especially affecting Chinese users with +86 phone numbers.
- DC allocation is based on phone number country code at registration: DC1 (USA, +1), DC2 (Germany, +49), DC4 (Netherlands, European numbers), DC5 (Singapore, +86). DC3 has no current users, having likely migrated to DC1.
- Three methods to determine user DC: Login method via MTProto error, Profile picture/file method using dc_id field, and Web CDN method (which misidentifies DC2/3 as DC4/1 due to shared domains). Bots using Web CDN may be inaccurate.
- Testing confirms DC3 no longer accepts new users, with existing users transferred to DC1. Users can choose DC by phone number country code to avoid issues like DC5 downtime.
Telegram's t.me domain has been suspended
2 months ago
- Domain t.me was registered on 2010-05-20 and expires on 2035-05-20, with recent updates as of 2026-07-13.
- The domain has multiple prohibited statuses including clientDeleteProhibited, serverDeleteProhibited, serverHold, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, and serverUpdateProhibited.
- Name servers are hosted by Google Domains (ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, etc.), and the registrar is GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA ID: 146).
- Registrant contact is Domains By Proxy, LLC, based in Arizona, US, with privacy-protected details marked as REDACTED in the raw WHOIS data.

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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism

Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov

Mysteries of Telegram Data Centers

Telegram's t.me domain has been suspended