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Malaysia sues Telegram over alleged malicious content

This is the first such legal action taken against a social media platform in the country

There are groups on Telegram that sell users’ data, are involved in drug trafficking, or have terrorist links, according to the government report.

Vietnam to block Telegram in early June

Up to 68 per cent of 9,600 channels on Telegram Vietnam contain “poisonous and bad information, the government report says

Telegram has drawn the ire of authorities from the European Union to Iran over content shared on its platform and its unresponsiveness to takedown requests.

Telegram weighs US$2 billion bond sale to refinance 2021 debt

The proceeds may be used to refinance a US dollar bond due next March

Singapore has clamped down on money mules, as they are the main channel by which overseas scammers launder their ill-gotten gains and transfer them out of the city-state, said Sun Xueling, minister of state for home affairs.
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Singapore takes more steps to detect money mules through information sharing, cooling-off measures

The government is also exploring measures to address scams on Telegram, including ‘legislative levers’

The milestone comes as the messaging service faces increasing scrutiny for aiding the spread of misinformation and illegal content such as child sexual abuse materials.

Telegram profitable for first time after app pays down debts

SOCIAL media app Telegram is profitable for the first time after paying down “a meaningful share” of some US$2 billion in debt, chief executive officer Pavel Durov said on Monday (Dec 23).

Oon Yun Cong has been convicted on two counts of making false statements in two Telegram chat groups.

Set up a Telegram chat group to trade shares? You may fall afoul of the law

A man who used Telegram chat groups to induce its members to trade in shares has been convicted under the Securities and Futures Act

Telegram is heavily used in both Ukraine and Russia and has become a critical source of information since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying

Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by government officials, military personnel and critical workers because it believes its enemy Russia can spy on both mess...

In a lengthy post on Telegram, his first comment since his arrest, Pavel Durov said it was “surprising” he was being held responsible for other people’s content and added that it was a “misguided approach” to charge a CEO “with crimes committed by third parties”.

Telegram chief Durov blasts ‘surprising’ and ‘misguided’ French charges

TELEGRAM founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Thursday hit out at France for arresting and charging him last month over the publication of extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging ...

Activists wearing eye masks, hold posters reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too" during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 30, 2024.

South Korea police launch probe into whether Telegram abets online sex crimes: Yonhap

SOUTH Korean police have launched an investigation into Telegram that will look at whether the encrypted messaging app has been complicit in the distribution of sexually explicit deepfake content, Yon...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app following a hearing with investigating magistrates in Paris.

Telegram boss Durov charged, banned from leaving France

FRANCE on Wednesday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billiona...