Telegram CEO condemns new restrictions in Russia as citizens turn to VPNs to bypass the blocks

Date:
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:30:49 +0000

Description:
Russia begins disrupting access to Telegram, but users are fighting back.
Find out why VPN demand is spiking and what it means for the future of
Russian internet censorship.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Future
+ Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images + ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images
On the left, the Telegram logo appears on the screen of a smartphone that rests on top of a laptop keyboard. On the right, A Russian flag featuring Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to celebrate Putin's victory at the central Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, March 5, 2012. On the left, the Telegram logo appears on the screen of a smartphone that rests on top of a laptop keyboard. On the right, A Russian flag featuring Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to celebrate Putin's victory at the central
Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, March 5, 2012.
On the left, the Telegram logo appears on the screen of a smartphone that rests on top of a laptop keyboard. On the right, A Russian flag featuring Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to celebrate Putin's victory at the central Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, March 5, 2012.



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/telegram-ceo-condemns-new-r estrictions-in-russia-as-citizens-turn-to-vpns-to-bypass-the-blocks


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)