Russia Should End Block on Durov’s Telegram App, Lawmakers Say
- Government uses app to inform public on Covid-19, deputies say
- Russia has tried unsuccessfully to block service for two years
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Russian lawmakers say officials should abandon attempts to block Pavel Durov’s Telegram Group Inc., arguing that government efforts to prevent use of the messenger service have failed.
State Duma lawmakers Fedot Tumusov and Dmitry Ionin submitted a proposal to amend the law and permit unblocking of services acting as essential information sources during emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic.