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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
How pro-Putin operatives in Germany work to turn Berlin against Ukraine
Several million Russian speakers live in Germany, a legacy of Soviet ties to Communist East Germany and decades of German dependency on Russian gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2019
Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters
Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging app, will allow users to cloak their telephone numbers to safeguard Hong Kong protesters against monitoring by Chinese authorities, according to a person with direct knowledge of the effort.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2018
Russia said failing in bid to tap more precise tech to block Telegram messenger services
Russia is experimenting with more precise technology to block individual online services after an attempt to shut down banned messaging service Telegram failed, but Moscow has yet to find a way to shut it down without hitting other traffic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2018
Hundreds of protesters demand Russia stop blocking Telegram messenger app
Hundreds of people rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand the unblocking of the Telegram app, the second protest in the Russian capital since the authorities blocked the popular messaging service last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 1, 2018
Paper plane protesters urge Russia to unblock Telegram app, which Iran also banned
Thousands of people marched through Moscow, throwing paper planes and calling for authorities to unblock the popular Telegram instant messaging app on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Putin's turf war with Telegram escalates as Russia blocks IPs
Russia's communications regulator blocked some Alphabet Inc. internet addresses, blaming the U.S. owner of Google for helping Pavel Durov's Telegram Messenger LLP service evade government blocking.

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