> Asked whether the Russian government planned to ban Telegram, Mr. Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, declined to comment.
I suppose there’s a tantalizing issue that outright ban might mean they can’t ever extract that data. Threatening the founder holds out hope for some cooperation / getting that data.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-teleg...
> Asked whether the Russian government planned to ban Telegram, Mr. Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, declined to comment.
I suppose there’s a tantalizing issue that outright ban might mean they can’t ever extract that data. Threatening the founder holds out hope for some cooperation / getting that data.