The Russian government has approved regulation aimed at tightening control over popular anonymous messenger services by identifying users through their cell phone numbers.
RFE/RL: Russia tightens control over cell phone messenger services
This illustration picture taken on April 6, 2018 in Moscow shows the Telegram messenger application displayed on the screen of a smartphone.Russia's telecoms watchdog on March 6, 2018 asked a Moscow court to block the popular messaging app Telegram, after a deadline for it to hand over encryption keys to security services expired.
