Telegram: CASE OF PODCHASOV v. RUSSIA

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8.  Telegram Messenger LLP refused to comply with the disclosure order, arguing that it was technically impossible to execute it without creating a backdoor that would weaken the encryption mechanism for all users. It explained, in particular, that the six users mentioned in the disclosure order had switched on the “secret chat” feature and therefore used end-to-end encryption. The company was fined by the Meshchanskiy District Court of Moscow on 12 December 2017. Subsequently, by a judgment of 13 April 2018, the Taganskiy District Court of Moscow ordered the blocking of the Telegram application in Russia. Both judgments were upheld on appeal.

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