UK regulator to probe Telegram, teen chat sites for potential child safety violations

2026-04-22T02:51:53Zbe619e3d45224cf108fbf20d28fd89543db70184ae455071f91e9af75efe3240
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A batch of security and regulatory developments: Ofcom has opened a probe into Telegram and other teen chat services over alleged child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after evidence from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. The EU imposed new sanctions on two Russia-linked propaganda networks — Euromore and the Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad (Pravfond). Cloud platform Vercel disclosed a breach stemming from a third‑party AI tool that compromised credentials for a limited subset of customers. Ukrainian authorities dismantled a bot farm (t

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