Russia has vowed retaliation after several EU countries blocked state media channels, including Ria Novosti and Rossiya 1, on Telegram. Moscow condemned the move as "an act of censorship" and warned of a response, accusing the EU of conducting a "campaign of repression" against Russian media. Tensions over media freedom and disinformation continue to rise amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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In a shocking turn of events, Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested at Paris' Bourget Airport on Saturday evening. French authorities are investigating the platform for allegedly insufficient content moderation, which they believe has enabled criminal activity.