Telegram appeals to European Court of Human Rights

News Wireless Russian Federation 22 MRT 2018
Telegram appeals to European Court of Human Rights

Russian messenger Telegram has appealed to the European Human Rights Court (EHRC) on the RUB 800,000 fine imposed on the company by a Russian court, reports Vedomosti. The messenger was fined for its refusal to disclose its encryption keys to the Federal Security Service (FSB). The keys would enable the FSB to access the messages of Telegram users. Telegram considers such a requirements a violation of the Convention on Human Rights and has asked the European court to consider its case.  


Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Telegram

Countries:

Russian Federation

Tags:

Messaging, Government policy, Legislation - Lawsuits

Related Articles

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 MEI 2018

Telegram files new appeal against Russian ban

Messenger app Telegram has submitted an appeal against the decision of the Russian Supreme Court to the Chamber of the Supreme Court, reports Comnews.ru. The company want the March decision by the Supreme Court overturned. In that decision, the court rejected an appeal from Telegram against the decision by the federal security service FSB requiring the messenger to present encryption keys enabling access to information on its users' communications. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 APR 2018

Russian regulator files lawsuit to block Telegram messenger

Russian federal telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor said on 06 April it had filed a lawsuit to limit access to the Telegram messaging application after the company refused to give Russian state security services access to its users' secret messages. Ranked as the world's ninth most popular mobile messaging application, Telegram is widely used in countries across the former Soviet Union and Middle East. The number of active users reached 200 million in March.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26 MRT 2018

Telegram loses appeal against Russian fine

The Moscow city court has rejected an appeal from messaging app Telegram against a RUB 800,000 fine, reports Tdaily.ru. The fine was imposed after Telegram refused to hand over encryption keys to the Federal Security Service. The appeal was rejected for formal reasons. 

GLOBAL 26 MRT 2018

Telegram reaches 200 mln active monthly users

Messaging app Telegram announced that its audience exceeded 200 million people in the past 30 days. The milestone was announced in a blog posting by founder Pavel Durov, who thanked users for the support. He noted that the company never used advertising, so the growth in user numbers came entirely from users inviting others to join the platform. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 20 MRT 2018

Telegram faces ban in Russia after losing court appeal over encryption keys

The Russian Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the messaging app Telegram against the Federal Security Service's request for the company to disclose encryption keys to access messages from Telegram users, reports Tdaily.ru. Russian federal telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor ordered Telegram to fulfill the requirement within 15 days.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26 OKT 2017

Telegram appeals RUB 800,000 fine

Russian messenger Telegram has submitted an appeal on the decision from a first-tier court to impose a RUB 800,000 fine on the company, reports Vedomosti. The fine came as the messenger refused to provide Russian regulators with data enabling them to decode messages sent by its users. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 17 OKT 2017

Telegram fined in Russia for failure to hand over encryption keys

A Moscow first-tier court has imposed a RUB 800,000 fine on Russian messenger Telegram, reports Tdaily.ru. The fine follows the messenger refusing to provide Russian regulators with data enabling them to decode messages sent by its users.

Just In

20 DEC 15:08

Dialog Axiata to offer Starlink satellite service across Sri Lanka

20 DEC 14:51

Sri Lanka raises LKR 10 billion in 5G spectrum auction

20 DEC 14:00

Vi introduces Niyo Zero Forex Markup Card for travelers

20 DEC 13:39

True reshuffles executive team

Commentary

15 DEC 13:56

Video market set for slower growth ahead

8 DEC 11:38

Netflix buys Warner Bros to deepen content catalogue

31 OKT 11:11

KPN's mixed performance in Q3 raises questions for strategy day

27 OKT 15:26

Stock markets breaking records but what happened to Odido's IPO plans?

Background

15 DEC 01:04

The week in telecom: Wi-Fi bolt-ons take off to boost broadband growth, video market works on consolidation

8 DEC 01:39

The week in telecom: Netflix wins bidding for Warner Bros, Apple poaches new execs, Samsung debuts trifold

20 NOV 13:51

Proximus vs. Telenet: Proximus performs better in Q3 while Telenet uses up cash

18 NOV 14:16

Proximus Domestic still struggling with low margins

Complete profile

Before downloading the whitepaper, we would like to ask you to complete your profile with company and position. After confirming you will receive the white paper.