Telegram and the Russian Billionaire
Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how the Telegram app, owned by Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, can be used to spread harmful and dangerous content.
Telegram is the fifth most downloaded app on the planet, with almost a billion users worldwide. More than six million people in the UK have it on their phones, but the social media platform is also popular with criminals and extremists. Telegram has been called a one-stop shop for crime and now its billionaire owner is under investigation by French police. They have accused Pavel Durov of complicity in drug dealing, fraud and the sharing of child sexual abuse images on Telegram. Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how the app can spread harmful and dangerous content.
Last on
More episodes
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Bronagh Munro |
| Producer | John Martin |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Head |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
Mon 16 Dec 2024 20:00成人快手 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more- Mon 16 Dec 2024 20:30成人快手 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 16 Dec 2024 22:40成人快手 One Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 16 Dec 2024 23:25成人快手 One Scotland & Scotland HD only
Sat 21 Dec 2024 00:45- Sat 21 Dec 2024 02:30
- Sat 21 Dec 2024 15:30成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 21 Dec 2024 20:30成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 22 Dec 2024 08:30成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 22 Dec 2024 23:30
- Mon 23 Dec 2024 11:30成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
Explore the wider challenges that people with a learning disability face in society, and how this impacts on their health
Find out more with The Open University.