By
Gulnoza Said
A coalition of 26 international human rights, media and internet
freedom organizations, including CPJ, today called on Russian
authorities to revoke a court order that blocks access to the Telegram
messaging app.
A Moscow court on April 13, granted a request filed by
Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications regulator, to block access to
Telegram on the grounds that the company had not complied with a 2017
order to provide decryption keys to the Russian Federal Security Service
(FSB). In the days following the court ruling nearly 20 million Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses, including for Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, were
ordered to be blocked as Roskomnadzor attempted to restrict access to
Telegram, the statement said.
Thousands of people protested in Moscow today in response to the ban and other restrictions on internet freedom, media reported.
As space for independent media shrinks in Russia, Telegram has become
a popular way for outlets to communicate with sources and distribute
news, and the app is used as a publishing platform for many media
outlets and journalists.
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Source: cpj.org
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