Russia Asks Apple to Remove Telegram From App Store

Russia has asked Apple and Google to remove Telegram from their respective app stores, reports Reuters.

Russia’s state telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday it had sent requests to Google and Apple asking them to remove the Telegram messenger service from their application stores, the Interfax news agency reported. The watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said on Monday it had begun blocking access to Telegram, implementing a decision by a Russian court.

Telegram, a secure messaging app, was ordered blocked by a Russian court this month for not providing security services access to user's secret messages.


You can download Telegram Messenger from the App Store for free.

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