Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism

The update

The FSB claims the messenger app, created by Pavel Durov, has failed to remove accounts and channels used for recruitment by Ukraine's secret service

Why russia matters

This development in russia, charges, telegram, founder, durov matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.

What led here

The background, as BBC reports, involves shifts that have been visible for some time in russia, charges, telegram, founder, durov.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial angle

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of russia, charges, telegram, founder, durov: The FSB claims the messenger app, created by Pavel Durov, has failed to remove accounts and channels used for recruitment by Ukraine's secret service.