Russian and Iranian censorship will be costly – for them, claims Telegram founder. Russia and Iran’s attempt to block VPN connections has failed, claims Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging service Telegram. – It is impossible to ban VPNs permanently. Russia and Iran spent billions trying to ban them and failed. The majority of Russians and Iranians still use Telegram via VPN connections every month, Durov writes in X.
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Russian and Iranian censorship will be costly – for them, claims Telegram founder. Russia and Iran’s attempt to block VPN connections has failed, claims Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging service Telegram. – It is impossible to ban VPNs permanently. Russia and Iran spent billions trying to ban them and failed. The majority of Russians and Iranians still use Telegram via VPN connections every month, Durov writes in X.