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TV presenter and blogger Victoria Bonya answered a follower in her Telegram channel who wants to change jobs but is afraid of being left without money. In her view, fears “materialize,” and the affirmation “I trust the universe” will help get out of the situation.
Otabek YusupovAccording to the FSB Public Relations Center, ten people were detained in August and September, eight of them minors. In total, since July 2025, according to the agency, 56 users of the bot aged 12 to 24 have been detained.
Aziz KarimovThe Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg is considering the criminal case of blogger Ilya Remeslo, detained on July 17 for posts on Telegram criticizing the authorities and the SVO. Before the hearing, he told journalists that he would do the same again.
Aziz KarimovThe FSB Directorate for the Belgorod Region has opened a criminal case against the owner of the Telegram channel 'Pepel', who has been designated a foreign agent and who, according to the agency, is in one of the countries of the South Caucasus. He is charged with justifying terrorism and supporting banned organizations; he faces up to seven years in prison.
Otabek YusupovThe press center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs told TASS that criminals use Telegram bots because they are easy to set up: bots conduct scripted dialogues, accept payments, and collect personal data and one-time codes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that social engineering plays the main role.
Otabek YusupovThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg remanded blogger Vladimir Serebrovsky into custody on charges under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public justification of terrorism. According to the investigation, his Telegram channel contained statements regarded as justifying the explosion at a café on Universitetskaya Embankment, in which war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed. Serebrovsky will remain in pretrial detention until December 11, 2026.
Sevara AzamovaYusuf Shah, 18, who was detained at Heathrow Airport in 2024 at the age of 16, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court to four years and two months in prison for collecting terrorist materials, assisting in financing Al-Qaeda, and preparing a cybersecurity guide for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
Javlon TursunovThe Telegram beta for macOS (13.0) has gained a News tab with a unified feed of channel posts, including Added and For You sections with personalized recommendations. The feature has not been officially announced; it is unknown whether it will make it into the final release or other platforms.
Sardor QodirovIn the Kasansay district of the Namangan region, a man was detained who promised to arrange low-interest loans via Telegram and received more than 250 million sums from citizens. He created a fake 'Microcredit' page in the messenger, asked users to transfer money to bank cards in advance, and then stopped responding. The suspect had previously been convicted of fraud. A criminal case has been opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan; investigative actions continue.
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