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How Putin is using his powers to block what Russians can see online

Some Russians have used VPNs to counteract the internet restrictions but these apps have been routinely blocked

The Independent UK

The Strange Case Of Evgeniya Mayboroda, Russia's Rebel Retiree

The elegant 74-year-old Russian put her hand on her heart as the verdict fell.

International Business Times

Telegram's CEO built two dominant social networks from scratch before 40 and has fathered more than 100 biological children. He's also facing up to 10 years in prison

Pavel Durov co-founded VK when he was just 21, and launched Telegram when he was 28.

Fortune

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GTA 4 modders lose their YouTube channel as Take-Two seems to continue its quest to obliterate every GTA mod, but they still plan to deliver their upgraded Vice City

Vice City: The Next-Gen Edition might escape Take-Two's wrath

GamesRadar

Neo-Nazi group the Base found a safe space to recruit Americans: the Russian internet

The move is part of an ongoing theme among the far right when western apps remove or moderate their accounts

The Guardian - US

Telegram CEO charged in France for ‘allowing criminal activity’ on messaging app

Pavel Durov, who has French citizenship, faces prosecution over alleged failure to suppress spread of sexual images of children and calls for violence

The Guardian - UK

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships

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Drug dealers to Putin critics: Behind Pavel Durov’s rare Telegram audience

Arrested in France, the Telegram boss has found widespread support that mirrors his app’s popularity across groups.

Al Jazeera

Billionaire Pavel Durov made his fortune building two influential social media giants with close links to Russia. Now, his tech legacy is under threat

Durov has earned a reputation as a free-speech crusader. But could his recent arrest change how Telegram operates?

Fortune

Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors

Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse material

The Guardian - US

Durov: Mysterious And Controversial Telegram Founder

Still a few months shy of his 40th birthday, the man once dubbed the "Russian Zuckerberg" after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg now finds himself under arrest in France after being sensationally detained at a Paris airport this weekend.

Latin Times

Telegram: The Global Rise Of Libertarian Chat App

The boss of social media platform Telegram has been arrested in France, accused of allowing the sharing of illegal content.

International Business Times

Who is Pavel Durov? Billionaire founder of Telegram remains a mysterious figure

Once nicknamed the ‘Russian Zuckerberg’, Durov has boasted of being the biological father of more than 100 children

The Guardian - UK

Durov: Mysterious And Controversial Telegram Founder

Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks as well as a cryptocurrency, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and locked horns with authorities not just in Russia but around the world.

International Business Times

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The Guardian - UK

Authorities extend detention of Telegram app founder Pavel Durov after Paris arrest

Russian-born billionaire said to have ‘miscalculated’ by visiting France during inquiry into crime on his platform

Tom’s Hardware

90s instant messaging service shuts down after 28 years — ICQ will stop working from June 26

Windows Central

'Uh Oh', VK is pulling the plug on its nostalgic ICQ (I Seek You) instant messaging platform after nearly three decades of keeping people connected

VK is pulling the plug on ICQ after newly three decades. It'll stop working after June 26, 2024.

PC Gamer

We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years

ICQ will stop working on June 26.

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The Guardian - UK

‘He lived by the troll, he dies by the troll’: Putin takes on Prigozhin’s business empire

Kremlin appears to gain control of Wagner warlord’s troll farms as Patriot media operations shut down

PC Gamer

GSC Game World says Russian hackers are leaking Stalker 2 test builds, please don't look at them

The Ukrainian developer says it's been under attack by Russian hackers for nearly a year and a half.

Birmingham Post

Company behind Hooch, Hooper’s and VK sees sales jump

Global Brands saw a near 27 per cent rise in turnover last year to £84.4m, partly thanks to US growth

Axios

American extremists linked to Russian sites

The online postings of far-right extremists keep turning up on Russia's loosely moderated social media platforms.

The Guardian - UK

Thai factory used by Tesco faces criminal charges over treatment of workers

Exclusive: VKG, where workers made jeans for Tesco’s Thai branch between 2017 and 2020, faces charges including fraud

WEKU

Russia deports thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime

A team at Yale University is using open-source materials to document the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russia. Russia says it's a vast humanitarian program.

Fortune

The Ukraine war made Telegram’s app more popular and important than ever. But making money is still a struggle

Telegram and its reclusive leader, Pavel Durov, are scrambling to build a viable business around the video and messaging platform.

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