Russian Government Fines Telegram For Refusing To Give Up User's Data

Popular messaging app Telegram was fined on Monday by a Russian court for failing to provide the country's security services with encryption keys to reads user's messaging data.

According to reports from TASS news agency, the court imposed an 800,000-ruble fine (about $14,000) on Telegram for failure to "provide law enforcement agencies with information" about its users and their messages.

 Telegram is a free messaging platform which let users to exchange messages, photos, videos, files of different format, make calls between themselves. Every activity carried out on Telegram is encrypted and hidden from the Internet Service Providers and government agencies. The mode in which Telegram operates has attracted over 100 million users since its launch in 2013.

 Sometime ago in September, Telegram self-exiled Russian founder Pavel Durov said that the FSB had demanded backdoor access to the Telegram messaging platform, but Telegram did not  provide the access keys.

 Durov posted online the letter FSB had sent to Telegram in July demanding for "information necessary to decode user's sent, received, delivered and processed electronic messages."


In June 2017, Russia's state communications watchdog threatened to ban Telegram for failing to provide documents, though Telegram later registered but refused to agree on the data storage demands section. The document stated that all companies on the register must provide the FSB with information regarding users interactions.

 Telegram has 10 days to appeal the ruling which was carried out on Monday. However if the appeal fails, Telegram would be given a grace period to handover the encryption keys of which if they refuse, they will be blocked in Russia.

 When asked about a potential block of service in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitriv Peskov said, "As far as i know...there is no discussion of a block at this time."

Heres How To Easily Recover Received Deleted Messages On Telegram And Whatsapp

WhatsApp recently added a feature called "Delete For Everyone" on WhatsApp, a feature that allows WhatsApp users to delete sent messages within a span of seven minutes.

This new feature was welcomed by users on the messaging platform as it was seen as a solution to curb those embarrassing messages that users mistakenly send. However, a blogger has come up with a means to retrieving those deleted messages on both WhatsApp and Telegram.

 According to Androidjefe, deleted messages on Both WhatsApp and Telegram can be retrieved  using third party apps which is known as Notification History or even Nova Launcher. However, it is worth to note that the this feature works for those on Android 6.0+ above.


 The blog however explained some limitations to this message retrieval as such:

•  Photos or videos can not be retrieved but only deleted text that can be recovered.
•  When the messages are recovered, only the first 100 characters that can be recovered only
•  It only works with messages that have generated a notification on the phone. That is, you can not retrieve received messages if you have viewed the send message from the other whatsApp user.

This new discovery is a cause of worry for others, but as you all know WhatsApp and Telegram will roll up an update to fix it. However, for the time being i urge you all to avoid sending nasty messages and hoping on the "Delete For Everyone" feature to bail you.

Telegram Adds Multiple Accounts Support On Android; Quick Replies On Ios And Android

Telegram has rolled out a new update to its messaging platform, adding some features that users have been craving for a very long time.

 The version 4.7 update has support for multiple accounts on Android, while iOS has four different themes and various accent colours. The update also included a quick reply functionality, similar to that of WhatsApp.

For Android users, the new update allows you to add up to three accounts with different phone numbers. Telegrams new update has made it easy for users on Android to operate three accounts on a single device instead of moving around with three devices.

Android users can easily switch between the added accounts from the slide sajian to send messages from any particular phone number. However, notifications will be available from all accounts by default, though the user can change this in the Notification settings.

The Telegram update on iOS devices has relevant options that let iOS users to change the look and appearance of their Telegram app. To be able to achieve this, users need to visit the Appearance settings and then choose between the available four themes, including a minimalistic 'Day' and two dark themes which are 'Night' and 'Night Blue'. Users can also change the Day theme's view by selecting a more fitting colour for the entire app.

The quick reply feature added in Telegrams latest version is available for both iOS and Android users. To reply to messages, users just need to swipe on any message in a chat and then use either text, GIF or sticker.

Android users can download Telegram v4.7 from Google Play while iOS users can get it on App Store.

This Malicious Telegram App Is Infecting Android Users With Malware

 A Security researcher at Symantec have identified a fake Telegram Messenger app in the Google Play Store which has been infecting Android devices with malware and spamming them with ads.

Also Read: Netherlands Teen Hackers punishes 7 Indian embassies for ignoring security flaws

 According to the threat Intelligence researcher, John Hou, the malicious app which is called 'Teligram [New version updated]' masquerades as an update to the original Telegram app, and infecting unsuspecting Android users with malware and as well, spamming them with ads.

The maker replaces the 'e' in the Telegram with an 'i' and then changed the theme colour from blue to black so as to convince unsuspecting users that the app is really an update. The fake app makes money for the creator by spamming users with ads.

John Hou explained that the malware (Trojan.Gen.2) in the Teligram app is built using the open source Telegram code which is distributed to third party stores. The fake app executes the malware the moment that it is installed. The malware in turn ends up installing an ad clicker or a backdoor.

 The researcher, however believes that the main motive of the person(s) behind this scam is to make money and not steal users data, though the possibility of the attacker(s) implementing features that may steal users data and perform other malicious activities in the future can not be dismissed.

Home to over 3.5 million Android apps, the Google Play Store has always been a hub where hackers sneak in malicious apps, beating Google security check. Unsuspecting Android users who believes that Google security check can't be bypassed, download most of these apps with full confidence of being secured.

As at the time of this writing, the fake Teligram app was kicked off from the Play Store

Telegram Acquires Challegram, Relaunches It As Telegram X

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has acquired Challegram, and renamed it to Telegram X.

Challegram, before it was acquired by Telegram was an alternative client to Telegram messaging app which was smoother and faster than the original Telegram messaging application. The app has all the basic functionality of the original Telegram app but also has a few experimental features too;

The Challegram app ..erm Telegram X has some really experimental features that may or may not surface on the main Telegram app. For example, you can long-press on the conversations so you can get a pop-up preview in case you don't want to open them. Or you can also configure the text size, for those who may want to increase or decrease the font size. Users also get mode too.


The original Challegram app was based on the open TDLib (Telegram Database Library) programs which other third-party clients also use. However, the Telegram dev team must have seen something special about this client before acquiring it.

For now, we don't know if this Telegram X app would replace the original Telegram app in the future given its better look and experimental features.

The Telegram X app is available for free on the Google Play Store.

Fake News: How Robert Mugabe Appointed A Minister For Whatsapp And Facebook

Various social media platforms today has become a major source of easily getting information to the public.

Social media platforms help in the spread of information, ideas and best of all, we keep in touch with the people who matters most to us in our lives. There are so many positive things about social media that it might take me hours to put everything into writing.

Also Read: Hate Speech: Social media networks to face up to €50m fine in Germany

Amid the good things associated with social media, one major negative aspect of it is fake news. Fake news is stories or news created deliberately to deceive or misinform the readers.

Fake news is created for several reasons, the most common of which is for political reasons. This topic reminds me of Rober Mugabe former President of Zimbabwe who appointed a minister to curb the spread of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms in the country.


The former president appointed Mr Patrick Chinamasa, a former Finance minister as head of the new Cyber Security, Threat Detection, and Mitigation ministry. However, Mr Patrick's first task was to clamp down popularly used social media platforms in the country and get rid of or regulate the use of WhatsApp and Facebook. This is where the minister got the "minister for WhatsApp and Facebook" name among Zimbabweans.

News rules regulating the use of WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms in the country were made. One of such rules demanded that groups were to be registered and the direktur of the group to also have a government level clearance.

"Social media was abused to create a sense of panic, thereby creating some sort of destabilizing in the economy," Mr Patrick said.

Early Last year, an India magistrate court ruled that WhatsApp and other social media group admins were to report any fake posts or news that hurt religious sentiments to the police. Any admin who didn't take action would also be considered guilty and actions would be taken. Not long after the ruling, the Indian authorities arrested a WhatsApp group admin for not complying with the ruling.

Also Read: India threatens WhatsApp Group Admins over fake news

Malaysia too made a ruling against the distribution of fake news on social media platforms, threatening social media group admins with prosecution if they failed in stopping the distribution of fake news on their groups.

Last month, a Brazilian senator proposed a law that criminalizes the spread of fake news on the internet or other operating hoax-spreading bots. The bill proposed up to three years jail term for fake news authors.

Telegram Adds Multiple Accounts Support On Android; Quick Replies On Ios And Android

Telegram has rolled out a new update to its messaging platform, adding some features that users have been craving for a very long time.

 The version 4.7 update has support for multiple accounts on Android, while iOS has four different themes and various accent colours. The update also included a quick reply functionality, similar to that of WhatsApp.

For Android users, the new update allows you to add up to three accounts with different phone numbers. Telegrams new update has made it easy for users on Android to operate three accounts on a single device instead of moving around with three devices.

Android users can easily switch between the added accounts from the slide sajian to send messages from any particular phone number. However, notifications will be available from all accounts by default, though the user can change this in the Notification settings.

The Telegram update on iOS devices has relevant options that let iOS users to change the look and appearance of their Telegram app. To be able to achieve this, users need to visit the Appearance settings and then choose between the available four themes, including a minimalistic 'Day' and two dark themes which are 'Night' and 'Night Blue'. Users can also change the Day theme's view by selecting a more fitting colour for the entire app.

The quick reply feature added in Telegrams latest version is available for both iOS and Android users. To reply to messages, users just need to swipe on any message in a chat and then use either text, GIF or sticker.

Android users can download Telegram v4.7 from Google Play while iOS users can get it on App Store.

This Malicious Telegram App Is Infecting Android Users With Malware

 A Security researcher at Symantec have identified a fake Telegram Messenger app in the Google Play Store which has been infecting Android devices with malware and spamming them with ads.

Also Read: Netherlands Teen Hackers punishes 7 Indian embassies for ignoring security flaws

 According to the threat Intelligence researcher, John Hou, the malicious app which is called 'Teligram [New version updated]' masquerades as an update to the original Telegram app, and infecting unsuspecting Android users with malware and as well, spamming them with ads.

The maker replaces the 'e' in the Telegram with an 'i' and then changed the theme colour from blue to black so as to convince unsuspecting users that the app is really an update. The fake app makes money for the creator by spamming users with ads.

John Hou explained that the malware (Trojan.Gen.2) in the Teligram app is built using the open source Telegram code which is distributed to third party stores. The fake app executes the malware the moment that it is installed. The malware in turn ends up installing an ad clicker or a backdoor.

 The researcher, however believes that the main motive of the person(s) behind this scam is to make money and not steal users data, though the possibility of the attacker(s) implementing features that may steal users data and perform other malicious activities in the future can not be dismissed.

Home to over 3.5 million Android apps, the Google Play Store has always been a hub where hackers sneak in malicious apps, beating Google security check. Unsuspecting Android users who believes that Google security check can't be bypassed, download most of these apps with full confidence of being secured.

As at the time of this writing, the fake Teligram app was kicked off from the Play Store

Telegram Acquires Challegram, Relaunches It As Telegram X

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has acquired Challegram, and renamed it to Telegram X.

Challegram, before it was acquired by Telegram was an alternative client to Telegram messaging app which was smoother and faster than the original Telegram messaging application. The app has all the basic functionality of the original Telegram app but also has a few experimental features too;

The Challegram app ..erm Telegram X has some really experimental features that may or may not surface on the main Telegram app. For example, you can long-press on the conversations so you can get a pop-up preview in case you don't want to open them. Or you can also configure the text size, for those who may want to increase or decrease the font size. Users also get mode too.


The original Challegram app was based on the open TDLib (Telegram Database Library) programs which other third-party clients also use. However, the Telegram dev team must have seen something special about this client before acquiring it.

For now, we don't know if this Telegram X app would replace the original Telegram app in the future given its better look and experimental features.

The Telegram X app is available for free on the Google Play Store.

Fake News: How Robert Mugabe Appointed A Minister For Whatsapp And Facebook

Various social media platforms today has become a major source of easily getting information to the public.

Social media platforms help in the spread of information, ideas and best of all, we keep in touch with the people who matters most to us in our lives. There are so many positive things about social media that it might take me hours to put everything into writing.

Also Read: Hate Speech: Social media networks to face up to €50m fine in Germany

Amid the good things associated with social media, one major negative aspect of it is fake news. Fake news is stories or news created deliberately to deceive or misinform the readers.

Fake news is created for several reasons, the most common of which is for political reasons. This topic reminds me of Rober Mugabe former President of Zimbabwe who appointed a minister to curb the spread of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms in the country.


The former president appointed Mr Patrick Chinamasa, a former Finance minister as head of the new Cyber Security, Threat Detection, and Mitigation ministry. However, Mr Patrick's first task was to clamp down popularly used social media platforms in the country and get rid of or regulate the use of WhatsApp and Facebook. This is where the minister got the "minister for WhatsApp and Facebook" name among Zimbabweans.

News rules regulating the use of WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms in the country were made. One of such rules demanded that groups were to be registered and the direktur of the group to also have a government level clearance.

"Social media was abused to create a sense of panic, thereby creating some sort of destabilizing in the economy," Mr Patrick said.

Early Last year, an India magistrate court ruled that WhatsApp and other social media group admins were to report any fake posts or news that hurt religious sentiments to the police. Any admin who didn't take action would also be considered guilty and actions would be taken. Not long after the ruling, the Indian authorities arrested a WhatsApp group admin for not complying with the ruling.

Also Read: India threatens WhatsApp Group Admins over fake news

Malaysia too made a ruling against the distribution of fake news on social media platforms, threatening social media group admins with prosecution if they failed in stopping the distribution of fake news on their groups.

Last month, a Brazilian senator proposed a law that criminalizes the spread of fake news on the internet or other operating hoax-spreading bots. The bill proposed up to three years jail term for fake news authors.

Telegram Adds Multiple Accounts Support On Android; Quick Replies On Ios And Android

Telegram has rolled out a new update to its messaging platform, adding some features that users have been craving for a very long time.

 The version 4.7 update has support for multiple accounts on Android, while iOS has four different themes and various accent colours. The update also included a quick reply functionality, similar to that of WhatsApp.

For Android users, the new update allows you to add up to three accounts with different phone numbers. Telegrams new update has made it easy for users on Android to operate three accounts on a single device instead of moving around with three devices.

Android users can easily switch between the added accounts from the slide sajian to send messages from any particular phone number. However, notifications will be available from all accounts by default, though the user can change this in the Notification settings.

The Telegram update on iOS devices has relevant options that let iOS users to change the look and appearance of their Telegram app. To be able to achieve this, users need to visit the Appearance settings and then choose between the available four themes, including a minimalistic 'Day' and two dark themes which are 'Night' and 'Night Blue'. Users can also change the Day theme's view by selecting a more fitting colour for the entire app.

The quick reply feature added in Telegrams latest version is available for both iOS and Android users. To reply to messages, users just need to swipe on any message in a chat and then use either text, GIF or sticker.

Android users can download Telegram v4.7 from Google Play while iOS users can get it on App Store.

This Malicious Telegram App Is Infecting Android Users With Malware

 A Security researcher at Symantec have identified a fake Telegram Messenger app in the Google Play Store which has been infecting Android devices with malware and spamming them with ads.

Also Read: Netherlands Teen Hackers punishes 7 Indian embassies for ignoring security flaws

 According to the threat Intelligence researcher, John Hou, the malicious app which is called 'Teligram [New version updated]' masquerades as an update to the original Telegram app, and infecting unsuspecting Android users with malware and as well, spamming them with ads.

The maker replaces the 'e' in the Telegram with an 'i' and then changed the theme colour from blue to black so as to convince unsuspecting users that the app is really an update. The fake app makes money for the creator by spamming users with ads.

John Hou explained that the malware (Trojan.Gen.2) in the Teligram app is built using the open source Telegram code which is distributed to third party stores. The fake app executes the malware the moment that it is installed. The malware in turn ends up installing an ad clicker or a backdoor.

 The researcher, however believes that the main motive of the person(s) behind this scam is to make money and not steal users data, though the possibility of the attacker(s) implementing features that may steal users data and perform other malicious activities in the future can not be dismissed.

Home to over 3.5 million Android apps, the Google Play Store has always been a hub where hackers sneak in malicious apps, beating Google security check. Unsuspecting Android users who believes that Google security check can't be bypassed, download most of these apps with full confidence of being secured.

As at the time of this writing, the fake Teligram app was kicked off from the Play Store

Telegram Acquires Challegram, Relaunches It As Telegram X

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has acquired Challegram, and renamed it to Telegram X.

Challegram, before it was acquired by Telegram was an alternative client to Telegram messaging app which was smoother and faster than the original Telegram messaging application. The app has all the basic functionality of the original Telegram app but also has a few experimental features too;

The Challegram app ..erm Telegram X has some really experimental features that may or may not surface on the main Telegram app. For example, you can long-press on the conversations so you can get a pop-up preview in case you don't want to open them. Or you can also configure the text size, for those who may want to increase or decrease the font size. Users also get mode too.


The original Challegram app was based on the open TDLib (Telegram Database Library) programs which other third-party clients also use. However, the Telegram dev team must have seen something special about this client before acquiring it.

For now, we don't know if this Telegram X app would replace the original Telegram app in the future given its better look and experimental features.

The Telegram X app is available for free on the Google Play Store.

Fake News: How Robert Mugabe Appointed A Minister For Whatsapp And Facebook

Various social media platforms today has become a major source of easily getting information to the public.

Social media platforms help in the spread of information, ideas and best of all, we keep in touch with the people who matters most to us in our lives. There are so many positive things about social media that it might take me hours to put everything into writing.

Also Read: Hate Speech: Social media networks to face up to €50m fine in Germany

Amid the good things associated with social media, one major negative aspect of it is fake news. Fake news is stories or news created deliberately to deceive or misinform the readers.

Fake news is created for several reasons, the most common of which is for political reasons. This topic reminds me of Rober Mugabe former President of Zimbabwe who appointed a minister to curb the spread of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms in the country.


The former president appointed Mr Patrick Chinamasa, a former Finance minister as head of the new Cyber Security, Threat Detection, and Mitigation ministry. However, Mr Patrick's first task was to clamp down popularly used social media platforms in the country and get rid of or regulate the use of WhatsApp and Facebook. This is where the minister got the "minister for WhatsApp and Facebook" name among Zimbabweans.

News rules regulating the use of WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms in the country were made. One of such rules demanded that groups were to be registered and the direktur of the group to also have a government level clearance.

"Social media was abused to create a sense of panic, thereby creating some sort of destabilizing in the economy," Mr Patrick said.

Early Last year, an India magistrate court ruled that WhatsApp and other social media group admins were to report any fake posts or news that hurt religious sentiments to the police. Any admin who didn't take action would also be considered guilty and actions would be taken. Not long after the ruling, the Indian authorities arrested a WhatsApp group admin for not complying with the ruling.

Also Read: India threatens WhatsApp Group Admins over fake news

Malaysia too made a ruling against the distribution of fake news on social media platforms, threatening social media group admins with prosecution if they failed in stopping the distribution of fake news on their groups.

Last month, a Brazilian senator proposed a law that criminalizes the spread of fake news on the internet or other operating hoax-spreading bots. The bill proposed up to three years jail term for fake news authors.

These 7 Crazy Whatsapp Sticker Apps Are A Must Have In 2019

Using stickers is the simplest way to add atmosphere to our chats. Stickers allows us to customize messages for occasions such as birthdays, festivals, anniversaries, Thanksgiving etc in a more colourful way.

Stickers can also be used on our regular day-to-day chat with friends and family members. Be it on WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc, stickers doesn't just add beauty alone, it also makes the chat lively and fun.

The use of stickers on social networking platforms have heavily increased over the past years and that is why we have taken a few moments off to compile a list of some must have stickers that will make your chats look brilliant this year on WhatsApp.

Note: This list of stickers are for WhatsApp messaging app alone, we will also drop a list of sticker apps for other social networking apps in the coming weeks.

1. WhatsLov:

 WhatsLov is a free sticker app for all lovers and all those who want to send message of love, friendship and tenderness with creativity and fun.

 This app is in the Love category, and it has over 13,000 free stickers for users to make use of in their chats.

 The app contains GIFs, stickers, love emoticons, emojis etc.

Click here to download WhatsLov

2. Stickotext Stickers:

 Stickotext Stickers has over 400 emojis that will best describe your emotions. There are several memes, text stickers, and different kinds of sticker that allows the user to create stickers from text, images, etc.

There are also many already made stickers/emojis to match your emotions and  activity.

Click here to download Stickotext Stickers.

3. Meme Stickers For WhatsApp

Meme Stickers For WhatsApp application offer users over 600 stickers that can be used in almost every situation. Memes includes for celebrities and YouTubers, Rage Memes, Pepe the Frog, Twitch reactions, Emojis Liamas and more.

Click here to download Memes Stickers For WhatsApp

4. Sticky Store:

Sticky sticker Store for WhatsApp has over 1000 collection of WhatsApp stickers and it also allow the user to create their own stickers, and as well share packs with friends directly.

This sticker app is in the cartoon category, and it has a well detailed guide to help users in using Stickify stickers as well as creating stickers.

Click here to download Sticky Store here.

5. Falala Stickers:

  Falala Stickers is in the cartoon category and it has about 90 stickers in the app. The app is just like every other sticker app.

Click here to download  Falala Stickers, and as well find the guide on how to use.

6. PUBG WhatsApp Stickers:

If you are familiar with the battle royale game called PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) then PUBG WhatsApp Stickers will be of interest to you.

PUBG WhatsApp Stickers offers a large collection of stickers of the battle royal game for those who play the game. There are various categories in the sticker app which includes Characters, Weapons, Miramar City, Scopes, Town, Places location and much more.

The best of it is that the app is free for use.

Click here to download PUBG WhatsApp Stickers

7. Music Stickers:

Music Stickers for WhatsApp is a sticker app that comes with over 80 stickers of musicians and music stickers. The stickers in this app includes artists such as Drake, Xxxtentacion, Lil Peep, and more.

Click here to download Music Stickers for WhatsApp.

These are the list of WhatsApp stickers that we came up with. However, if you have any that you know is good kindly mention in the comment section.

Telegram V5.2 Update Brings Chat Undelete, Global Group Permissions, Adds Up To 200K Groups Members, & More

Cloud-based instant messaging service Telegram has rolled out a new update to its messaging app, Telegram v5.2 bringing things like group permission, increased number of members in a group, ability to undo chats deleted by mistake, new contacts sorting options and more.

The latest update allow users to undo history that were cleared and also chats that were accidentally deleted within five seconds. There is also the option for users to sort out their contacts on Telegram by name and by last seen.

Also, the messaging service has expanded the numbers of members in a group from the existing 100,000 members to 200,000. Back in November 2015, Telegram introduced what at that time they called super groups which had the ability to accommodate 1,000 members. However, super groups and basic groups have now been mingled into Groups.


With the groups simplified, Telegram now allow admin to make any group public, add new admins with granular privileges, or toggle persistent history.

Also Read: Founder Of South Korea's Largest Spycam P0rn Site Jailed

Another feature that the Telegram v5.2 has brought is the "global permission for groups." This feature allow group admins to restrict all members from posting any particular content. Group admins can also permanently restrict members from making post.

The new update also brings a new animation when downloading and uploading media. Like for photos that are yet to be downloaded, there is now an obscure blur instead of an empty square space.

Here'e the changelog from Telegram made available on the Google Play Store:

• Global permissions for groups: Restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.
• Unified groups settings: Make groups public, set admins with granular permissions and toggle persistent history in any group.
• Undo deleting chats and clearing chat history within 5 seconds, detailed confirmation dialogs when deleting chats.
• New sorting options in Contacts: by name or by last seen time
• New animation when uploading and downloading media

Telegram has also streamlined all group interfaces, including the Settings screens, Admin panel, and Member lists.

Click here to visit Google Play Store for the Telegram v5.2 update.

Russia To Punish Facebook & Twitter If They Refuse To Localise Users' Database

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Following Russia's attempt to create a separate Internet of her own, Russian Telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor has said that it will punish Twitter and Facebook if they refuse to relocate the database hosting Russian users to the country.

This move comes as Russia is planning to disconnect itself from the Internet as part of a planned experiment that is meant to gather insight and provide feedback that will aid her in creating a separate Internet that will stay independent in the events of foreign aggressors trying to shut her off from the Internet.

"The companies will either have to localise the databases within a certain period of time, which i suppose will be about nine months, or they will be punished," Xinhua news agency quoted Roskomnadzor head Alexander Zharov.


The Roskomnadzor boss expects Facebook and Twitter representatives to meet with Roskomnadzor officials in Moscow by the end of February to resolve the issue.

Also Read: Russian Man Buys iPhone XS With Bath Tub Filled With Coins

Russian legislation requires Internet service providers to store and process personal data of Russians on Russian soil. In fact, Roskomnadzor has the right to impose fine or even block those companies that are in violation of the law.

Russia plans to route 95% of the country's Internet traffic locally by 2020, in fact the country authorities even have a local backup of the Domain Name System (DNS) which have been tested twice in 2014 and 2018.

Last year, the Russian Telecom watchdog fined instant messaging service Telegram for its refusal to provide user data of Russian citizens. Telegram was later blocked from the country but instead, the block resulted in the disruption of services in the country.

Telegram Releases V5.0 With New Improvements And Several Changes

Telegram has updated its messaging service, bringing new features and several changes such as 'redesigned profiles', 'Instant View 2.0', 'Custom languages' and many other dozens of fixes and improvements to its V5.0.


The changelog for Telegram v5.0 shows:

• Support for custom languages. Crowdsource a cloud-based language pack for Telegram in any language using our Translations platform - then apply it in real time.

• Instant View 2.0. View web pages instantly with improved support for types of content.

• New streamlined design for profiles, notifications and sounds, and general settings. Profiles pages offer quick access to shared media.

• Improved shared content sections.

• Improved photo selector for profile pictures

• Swipe navigation when viewing image documents

• Videos can be zoomed during playback

• Album covers in playlists and "Shared Music".

• Pinned messages in small groups and Saved Messages

• Dozens of minor fixes and improvements.

This update should improve the Instant View previews of web pages and more types of contents.

Click here to download the Telegram v5.0 app from the Google Play Store