The authorities invent new pretexts every day to restrict Russians’ access to Telegram, Pavel Durov, founder of the Telegram platform, said, APA reports citing Russian media.
He said that through such actions, the authorities are attempting to suppress the right to privacy and freedom of speech: “It is a pitiful picture of a state that fears its own people.”
It should be noted that a criminal case has been opened against Pavel Durov in Russia on charges of aiding terrorist activity.