{"id":317210,"date":"2026-02-12T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-restricts-millions-of-its-telegram-users\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:00:09","slug":"russia-restricts-millions-of-its-telegram-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-restricts-millions-of-its-telegram-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia restricts millions of its Telegram users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zCjvnpp1piU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia restricts millions of its Telegram users\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCjvnpp1piU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia has restricted Telegram, its most popular messaging app, impacting millions of users. 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