Russia threatens to ban telegram

The Russian government does not like encryption at all using the Telegram instant messaging app. This is something that we know practically from its birth, precisely, in Russia and by Russian developers, however, now the Putin executive goes one step further has threatened to block access to Telegram unless the company provides more information about itself.

"Time is running out" for Telegram

As recently revealed by the Sky News news network, it has been the head of the regulatory body for communications in that country, Alexander Zharov, who has stated that repeated attempts by the government to obtain "the information" have been ignored by the company and has warned that " time is running out" for Telegram.

Zharoz has been very clear about what Telegram should do. In a statement, he stated that "There is a demand and it is simple: fill out a form with information about the company that controls Telegram" that must be sent to Roskomnadzor (the body that controls communications) so that these data are included in the registration of information dissemination organizations. " In case of rejection… Telegram will be blocked in Russia until we receive the necessary information."

In the event that Telegram complies with the demands of the Russian government, the service would be included in the official registry and this would mean that the Russian regulatory body would have access to users' chat histories and encryption keys and could share them with the authorities if they request them, as published by the Russian news agency TASS.

Russian Telegram founders Kremlin, Nikolai and Pavel Durov have already declined prior to Russia's requests. In 2014 they refused to release data on UKranian users of Vkontakte, a social network that they, too, had created.

We don't know yet how this story will end however, it seems that the Durovs are not quite up to the task of giving in to Russian demands as, in fact, they plan to divide their encryption keys into separate data centers around the world to ensure that " no government or block of like-minded countries can interfere with people's privacy and freedom of expression. ”

What is your opinion on this new controversy? Should Telegram respond to the demands of the Russian government or, on the contrary, maintain the privacy of the users as maximum banner?