Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny Bot During Russian Election So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives? 'Wild West' In 2018, Russia banned Telegram although it reversed the prohibition two years later. The gold standard of encryption, known as end-to-end encryption, where only the sender and person who receives the message are able to see it, is available on Telegram only when the Secret Chat function is enabled. Voice and video calls are also completely encrypted.
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