Iran, Like Russia Before It, Tries to Block Telegram App

There have since been reports, so far unverified, that Mr. Azari Jahromi has resigned. On Tuesday, some users of Telegram in Iran said they were still able to communicate through the app over their home internet connections. In the confusion, several websites that are usually freely accessible — including Wikipedia and Google — were hard to reach. Video Russians Protest Government Effort to Block Telegram App Thousands of Russians are taking a bold stand against the Kremlin’s efforts to block the popular encrypted messaging service, which refused to give the…

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