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Moscow ‘fully blocks’ Telegram app amid information crackdown

Stanisław Kaleta
 11.04.2026, 10:51
The proportion of failures when accessing the messenger reached around 95% on Friday. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The proportion of failures when accessing the messenger reached around 95% on Friday. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Russian authorities have claimed the messenger is used to facilitate criminal activity.