# Pavel Durov

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-22**: Ban expires — The temporary ban on Telegram is set to lift automatically.
- **2026-06-21**: Scheduled NEET re-examination — India conducts the undergraduate medical entrance exam amid heightened security and controversy.
- **2026-06-19**: Delhi High Court rejects Telegram's appeal — Judge Tejas Karia rules that the blocking orders were reasoned and followed legal procedure, upholding the ban.
- **2026-06-17**: Government imposes temporary ban on Telegram — India's IT ministry orders a ban on Telegram until June 22 over exam-related fraud channels, leading to app removal from stores and networks (approximate date).
- **2026-05**: NEET results cancelled — India cancels results of the national medical entrance exam after allegations of question paper leak.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 46 Minors Recruited via Telegram Bot: Russia Charges CEO with Terrorism
2026-07-30 20:19:42 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Russian authorities claim a dating chatbot on Telegram was used to recruit 46 minors for sabotage, leading to terrorism charges against CEO Pavel Durov. The incident intensifies cybersecurity concerns about platform exploitation, encryption backdoors, and the weaponization of consumer apps for intelligence operations.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/telegram-ceo-terrorism-charges-cyber-recruitment

### Telegram Ban: 150M Indian Users Locked Out as Court Rejects Appeal Over Exam Fraud
2026-06-22 03:09:14 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Indian government's temporary Telegram ban over exam scams spotlights the platform's struggle with fraud on encrypted channels, affecting 150 million users and raising questions about proactive content moderation capabilities.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/telegram-ban-150m-users-exam-fraud

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