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WhatsApp stresses privacy as users flock to rivals

WhatsApp reassured users about privacy at the Facebook-owned messaging service as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal following a tweak to its terms.

Popular messenger services such as WhatsApp, Telegram extremely insecure: Research

Researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Würzburg – both in Germany – show that popular mobile messengers expose personal data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts based on phone numbers from their address book.

Rouhani: Gov’t does not approve ban on Telegram

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the ban imposed on the popular messaging app Telegram was not carried out by the government, which does not approve of it.

Iran's judiciary issues decree to ban using Telegram messaging application

The Iranian Judiciary says it has ordered to completely block the access to the Telegram messaging application over the harm it has inflicted to the country’s security, culture and economy during the past few years.

Iran nullifies license for Telegram servers deployment

Telecommunication Infrastructure Company announced that the license for deployment of Telegram servers in Iran has been nullified.

Iran bans gov’t bodies from using foreign message apps

The Iranian government has banned all state bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported on Wednesday.

Russian regulator requests blocking of Telegram

Russia’s telecommunications regulator has asked a Moscow court to order the blocking of messaging application Telegram in the country.

Senior Iranian MP describes Telegram as 'national security threat'

Senior Iranian MP described Telegram messaging service as a national security threat that should be replaced by a national messenger.

Telegram disconnected in ME, CIS states

The Telegram messenger was temporarily disconnected in the Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.

Iran calls on Telegram to block terrorist channels

Minister of communications and information technology said that following the recent violent protests in the country the government has called on Telegram management to block terrorist channels.

Terrorists use Telegram to plot attacks: Russia's security agency

Russia's FSB security service says terrorists have been using the Telegram messaging app to plot terror attacks on Russian soil, days after the authorities accused the company of violating the country’s legislation.

Managers of 20 Telegram channels arrested

The police spokesman said on Sunday that security forces arrested administrators of more than 20 channels on the messaging app Telegram for spreading "immoral contents."