Telegram blocked several Ukrainian official chatbots, including the Main Intelligence Bot used for countering Russian military aggression.
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The Telegram platform administration unreasonably blocked a number of official bots that had been created to stand against Russia's military aggression toward Ukraine, including the 'Main Intelligence Bot,'
This happened in violation of the rules and public statements that the Telegram administration publicly declared.
The Russians have been creating chat bots with spoof names and urged citizens not to file personal data to join them.
Telegram blocked Ukrainian Military Intelligence bot
Telegram management blocked official DIU bots, including the Main Intelligence Bot, in contravention of Telegram's rules.
DIU assured users that personal data is safe and warned about enemy-created bots with similar names.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:27.422Z
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