The Russian Government is threatening to ban the popular Telegram instant messaging app because the company refused to be compliant with the countrys new data protection laws. The Russian Personal Data Law was implemented since September 1st, 2015, it requests foreign tech companies to store the personal data of Russian citizens within the country. The Law was designed for protecting Russian citizens from surveillance activities of foreign agencies such as the NSA. According to the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, the terrorists who killed 15 people in Saint Petersburg in April were communicating through the Telegram encrypted messaging service.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/60449/terrorism/russia-telegram-ban.html