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Russian court fines Telegram app for refusal to remove anti-government content, TASS reports

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April 07, 2025
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(Reuters) - A Moscow court fined the Telegram platform 7 million roubles ($80,000) for refusing to remove content calling for terrorist attacks and participation in protests aiming to overthrow the Russian government, news agency TASS reported on Tuesday.

"Telegram Messenger Inc., being the owner of an information resource, failed to remove information or channels containing calls for extremist activity," TASS reported, citing court documents.

TASS added that some of the channels listed in the court documents called for participation in anti-government protests that aimed at overthrowing Russia's government, as well for terrorist attacks on railway transport with the aim of helping Ukrainian forces.

Telegram, a social media and instant messaging platform, did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside business hours.

Based in Dubai and founded by Russian-born Pavel Durov, the platform has nearly 1 billion users and is used widely in Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics.

Durov returned to Dubai in March after several months spent in France following his August 2024 arrest and investigation in connection with the use of Telegram for crimes including fraud, money laundering and sharing images of child sex abuse.

($1 = 86.1455 roubles)

(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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