Telegram blocks Russian opposition leader's chat bots during vote | Engadget
Telegram blocks Russian opposition leader's chat bots during vote | Engadget
Sep 18, 202113 secs
RadioFreeEurope reports Telegram has temporarily blocked all of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Telegram chat bots during voting in the country's parliamentary election this weekend.
Company founder Pavel Durov said Telegram would obey an election law barring campaigning during elections, calling the law "legitimate.".
The move comes despite the nature of the bots and Durov's past statements.
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