Russia fines Telegram app $4,32,366 for failing to remove banned content
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Russia fines Telegram $432,366 for not removing banned content amid accusations of hosting illegal material.
Russia has fined the Telegram messaging app 35 million roubles ($4,32,366) for failing to remove banned content, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Monday (March 16, 2026).
Authorities have repeatedly accused Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in Russia, of allowing itself to be used as a platform for illegal and extremist content.
Telegram rejects the charge and has accused Russia of trying to throttle its services in order to force people to switch to a state-run app called MAX.
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