Russian officials have reportedly been instructed to delete all work correspondence from the messaging application Telegram after its founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France. Baza, a Telegram channel affiliated with Russia’s security apparatus, said on August 25 that Defense Ministry staff, prominent businessmen, and officers at several security agencies had also been ordered to wipe work-related messages from the application. Russian war bloggers say Telegram has become a key communication tool between military command units involved in the Ukraine war. Durov was arrested amid a preliminary inquest into Telegram's lack of moderation and cooperation with law enforcement regarding drug trafficking and other offenses. To read the full story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Officials Reportedly Told To Delete Work Messages From Telegram
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