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flag On Feb. 10, 2026, Russia began throttling Telegram nationwide over non-compliance with data laws, causing outages and pushing users toward the state app MAX.

flag On February 10, 2026, Russia began nationwide throttling of Telegram, causing widespread slowdowns and outages, according to reports from Russian media and user platforms. flag The move, attributed to Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor, cites non-compliance with data localization laws and failure to remove content deemed illegal. flag The restrictions, part of broader efforts to push users toward the state-backed MAX app, have led to thousands of user complaints and reduced service performance. flag Telegram, founded by Pavel Durov, remains widely used across Russia despite repeated attempts to restrict it, with authorities also pursuing up to 64 million roubles in fines across multiple court cases.

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