The Russian government has lifted its largely ineffective two-year-old ban on the Telegram instant messaging service. From a report: In a message posted on its website, Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor said it lifted the ban after Russian prosecutors reached an agreement with Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder. Russian officials said Durov “expressed readiness to counter terrorism and extremism” content shared on his platform. Details about the collaboration between Telegram and Russian officials have not been made public at the time of writing. Russia officially banned Telegram on April 13, 2018. The ban came after Telegram refused to cooperate with Russia’s main intelligence service, the Federal Security Service (FSB).
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