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Russian court orders closure of Telegram chat

A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked throughout Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions of users in the latest clash between global technology firms and Russian authorities. The decision came a week after the state communication watchdog, Roskomnadzor, filed a lawsuit to limit access to Telegram following the company’s repeated refusal to give Russian state security services access to its users’ secret messages.

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