Moscow court fined Telegram 7 million rubles for refusing to remove prohibited content including extremist materials, marking another penalty following previous fines totaling over 60 million rubles.
Ukrainian security services dismantled a bot farm in Zhytomyr selling over 3,000 fake Telegram accounts monthly to Russian intelligence for spreading disinformation about Ukraine.
Meta launches WhatsApp Plus, an official premium subscription at $2.70 monthly, offering customization features. Initially available in Europe for Android users, marking Meta's first direct monetization of WhatsApp.
JPMorgan: Crypto Market Structure Act likely to pass mid-year
JPMorgan predicts the Crypto Market Structure Act will likely pass by mid-2026, potentially transforming the crypto market and attracting institutional investors.