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19 August 2021CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Russian publisher demands Telegram crackdown on book piracy

Russia’s largest publishing group Eksmo-AST has filed two copyright infringement lawsuits against the instant messaging service Telegram, with the stated goal of completely blocking the service in Russia.

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