Meduza

Telegram news channels are one of Russia’s few major alternatives to state media. The head of one of the largest says their days may be numbered.

Last weekend, by all appearances, the Russian authorities began blocking the messaging app Telegram across the country. The ...
Meduza

Telegram is full of channels posting videos of Ukrainian POWs being killed and their bodies desecrated. Many are run by teenagers.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Telegram has seen the rise of Russian-language channels ...