Confrontation between Telegram and Roskomnadzor. Chronicle of events The beginning of the conflict between Roskomnadzor and the creator of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was the ignoring of the requirement to provide the FSB with information to decode information about user messages.
Chronicle of events
07/23/2017 Start of attack on Telegram. Channel One reported that the messenger is used to their advantage by scammers, drug dealers and people with mental disabilities.
07.25.2017. The intensity of passions. Channel One launched a large 10-minute release about how Telegram is a real refuge for terrorists and drug dealers.
20. 03. 2018. Roskomnadzor ordered Durov’s company to satisfy the FSB’s demand for the transfer of decryption keys by April 4.
04/02/2018. Telegram explained the technical nuances of the impossibility of transferring encryption keys.
6.04.2018. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow received a claim from Roskomnadzor to authorize the immediate blocking of the Telegram messenger.
04/12/2018. The hearing of the lawsuit filed against Telegram is scheduled for Friday, April 13.
Pavel Durov prohibited his lawyers from participating in the process.
Telegram lawyers filed a petition to postpone the court hearing.
04/13/2018 The petition of Telegram lawyers was rejected by the Tagansky Court of Moscow. The court regards it as an abuse of law.
The trial began without representatives of Pavel Durov, within the deadline.
The court upheld the claim to block Telegram.
The court decision reads: to establish a restriction of access on the territory of Russia. The decision must be implemented immediately. The decision can be appealed within a month in the appropriate instance.
How will events develop if the court satisfies the claim against Telegram:
⁃ The court makes a decision to block Telegram.
⁃ Telegram is challenging the court decision.
⁃ The appellate instance confirms the decision of the court of first instance.
⁃ Roskomnadzor issues the following warning.
⁃ Telegram refuses to execute it.
⁃ Telegram is blocked.
Telegram users are upset about the possible blocking of the popular messenger, but they believe that this is not a reason to abandon the service. Technical capabilities allow you to remain in Telegram, even if it is blocked and removed from the App Store and Google Play. The Internet community is actively discussing all possible ways to bypass the blocking. The solution is provided by the messenger itself.
SOCKS5 protocol, VPN applications on the phone Opera VPN and Browsec VPN.
On your computer TunnelBear, OpenVPN or Hola VPN..
In your browser, use the Tor web browser, or add VPN extensions to your browser.
If the messenger is removed only from the Russian segment of the App Store, you can use an account with a different country in the settings to log into the store.
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