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Chief executive says platform takes down ‘millions of harmful posts and channels every day’ as he denies app’s association with abuse

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is promising stepped-up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app

First the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, now the ban on Twitter in Brazil. After years of making outrage and tribalism their business model, are tech titans getting their comeuppance? In this edition, we ask about the almighty showdown between the billionaire owner of the social media platform now…

Could social networks be criminally liable for illegal content? Plus: Tony Blair’s top leadership tips

Officials pursue an anti-liberty agenda through unofficial pressure and foreign regulators.

A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered a French researcher accused of breaching Russia's "foreign agent" law be held in jail until February next year, at the start of a trial that comes amid tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict.

The financials, filed in the British Virgin Islands, show revenue of only $342 million and a net loss of $259 million in 2023.

Kremlin officials and public worry that France's arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov could deprive them of one of the last sources of critical, uncensored news.

It’s been a week that’s seen the first sit-down interview for Kamala Harris as US Presidentialcontender. After a headline grabbing summer where she’s dominated the American media landscape, we look at the reinvention of Kamala: from gaff-prone Veep to self-assured and highly polished campaign candidate. We’ll also look at Donald…