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Kremlin warns Russians not to evade Telegram messaging app ban

By Joel Gehrke
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Kremlin warns Russians not to evade Telegram messaging app ban

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has warned citizens against circumventing a new ban on Telegram, an encrypted messaging app disfavored by Russian intelligence officials.

“[T]hese measures will be enforced,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, according to TASS, a state-run media outlet.

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