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Vietnam to Block Telegram Over Illegal Activity Concerns #Vietnam to block #Telegram by June 2, 2025, citing its role in #illegal activities. Authorities claim 68% of Telegram channels in Vietnam involve fraud, drug trafficking, and anti-government content. The app’s encryption and lack of cooperation with local laws fuel scams, prompting the ban. Vietnam is blocking the Telegram messaging app due to its alleged failure to cooperate with authorities in combating illegal activities. The Ministry of Science and Technology’s Authority of Telecommunications has instructed telecom providers to implement technical measures to block Telegram by June 2, 2025, following a report from the Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05). According to the government, 68% of the 9,600 Telegram channels and groups in Vietnam are involved in harmful activities, including fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, and anti-government content. Telegram’s lack of a legal entity in Vietnam and its refusal to share user data for criminal investigations violate local laws, such as Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP and the Law on Telecommunications, which require cross-border platforms to register and comply with content moderation requests. Additionally, Telegram has been linked to rising scams in Vietnam. Cybersecurity experts note that its features, like end-to-end encryption and the ability to delete messages for both parties, are exploited by scammers for fraud, phishing, and data theft. Since 2023, authorities have warned about scams involving fake investment schemes, cryptocurrency fraud, and romance scams. For instance, in May 2024, Nam Dinh authorities prosecuted individuals running 50+ Telegram groups with 25,000 members for prostitution and fraud, causing significant financial losses. This move aligns with Vietnam’s broader push to control online platforms, as seen with regulations requiring user identity verification and content moderation. Critics argue this reflects increasing censorship, while the government claims it’s necessary for national security and public safety. 🔗Read More

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🇷🇴 I officially ask Constitutional Court TO ANNUL Romanian presidential elections (May 2025). For the very reasons December elections were annulled: EXTERNAL INTERFERENCES by state and non-state actors. This time proven with evidence! Neither 🇫🇷, nor 🇲🇩, nor anyone else has the right to interfere in the elections of another state. To all Romanians: ask urgently the Constitutional Court to annul this farce. We will not give up and we will not betray! This is only the beginning of a great victory! - George Simion I’m ready to come and testify if it helps Romanian democracy. - Pavel Durov

Many thanks to ThorHalvorssen and the Human Rights Foundation for inviting me to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum next week. I’m doing my best to join you at osloff — let’s see if I’m able to. - Durov

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This spring at the Salon des Batailles in the Hôtel de Crillon, Nicolas Lerner, head of French intelligence, asked me to ban conservative voices in #Romania ahead of elections. I refused. We didn’t block protesters in Russia, #Belarus, or Iran. We won’t start doing it in #Europe. - Durov

A Western European government (guess which 🥖) approached Telegram, asking us to silence conservative voices in Romania ahead of today’s presidential elections. I flatly refused. Telegram will not restrict the freedoms of Romanian users or block their political…

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📼We’ve just launched our first-ever contest for content creators. The goal is simple: create a viral video showing how Telegram has always been years ahead of its cheap copycat — WhatsApp. We’ve caught WhatsApp running smear PR campaigns against Telegram, so it’s only fair we hit back. No more playing nice — gloves off now 🥊 It’s time to wake WhatsApp users up. They’re trapped in the past, using late, watered-down versions of innovations Telegram pioneered long before. To help you get started, we’ve included 30 major features that Telegram introduced first — all later cloned by our green rival. Obviously, this list isn’t exhaustive. It doesn’t even cover the many features Telegram users enjoy that still don’t exist on WhatsApp — those would take dozens of slides. That’s why we’re not worried about WhatsApp trying to catch up with us — we’re too far ahead. Anyway, the $50,000 contest ends May 26 — check it out here. ©️@durov.

📰 Telegram launches its first-ever contest for content creators. On @designers channel. 🎨 Quite an interesting competition, because it is aimed at creating a 3-minute short video on the topic of Telegram's superiority over Whatsapp in terms of innovation.…