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<p>China may have set out to disrupt Telegram.</p>

Telegram blames China for cyberattack coinciding with Hong Kong protests

Founder Pavel Durov calls the service disruption a "state actor-sized DDoS."

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<p>Telegram may have made big gains during the Facebook outage.</p>

Telegram apparently got 3 million signups during Facebook outage

The messaging service saw a jump in new users, its founder said.

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<p>Crocodile Harry was obviously a man of eclectic taste.&nbsp;</p>

9 great reads from CNET this week

We visit an underground town Down Under; delve into the pain of being Twitter hacked; and review Samsung's Galaxy Note 9.

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<p>The Indian government asked telecoms to look into methods for banning messaging services like WhatsApp.</p>

India asks telecoms to explore blocking Facebook, WhatsApp

The push comes after lynchings and beatings prompted by false WhatsApp messages.

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<p>Telegram's CEO claims that Apple is siding with Russia.</p>

Apple approves Telegram app update, a day after being accused of halting them

Telegram's CEO thanked Tim Cook personally for the assist.

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Protesters fill Moscow to oppose Russia's ban of Telegram messenger

Around 20 protesters were detained by authorities.

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<p>Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran during a demonstration in December driven by anger over economic problems.</p>

Iran orders ISPs to block Telegram messaging app

The blockage comes after the secure messaging app was used by organizers of anti-government protests earlier this year.

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Telegram CEO poses topless in riposte to Putin ban

Commentary: After Russia blocks his messaging app, Pavel Durov shows that his body is more beautiful than even that of the Russian president.

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Telegram reportedly ordered to share encryption keys with FSB

According to a Bloomberg report, secure communication service Telegram

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<p>People gather to protest in Tehran on Dec. 30.</p>

Iran reportedly blocks Telegram, Instagram amid protests

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says it's unclear if the ban on the messaging app is permanent or temporary.

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Online terrorism debate heads to Silicon Valley

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd will ask tech giants to do more to remove online terrorist content. But how much more can they realistically do?

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Hello bots, goodbye apps? Facebook cooks up chatbots, video drones, social VR (CNET Update show notes)

The social network wants you to chat with company bots in Messenger, broadcast Live video in new ways and get social in virtual reality. Bridget Carey breaks down the highlights from Facebook's 2016 F8 conference.

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