Russia, Moscow announces restrictions on the use of Telegram

Moscow, Feb. 10 (LaPresse) – Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications watchdog, will continue to limit the operation of the Telegram messaging service until violations of Russian law are eliminated. Tass reports. “Russian legislation remains unenforced, personal data are not protected and there are no effective measures to counter fraud and the use of messaging services for criminal and terrorist purposes,” the statement reads. Roskomnadzor also states that “the State’s position on the operation of social networks and any internet service in Russia remains unchanged: we are absolutely open to cooperating with any national and foreign internet resource. But on one very simple condition: respect for Russia and its citizens and respect for the laws of the Russian Federation”.