Russia uses leaked databases to deanonymise Telegram users (translated article https://telegra.ph/Siloviki-i-chinovniki-ispolzuyut-slitye-bazy-chtoby-deanonit-polzovatelej-Telegram-Za-byudzhetnye-dengi-03-06)
"Few months ago I reported on a real case, when police used TG bot with personal info to deanon TG user. He was found, then fined for "discrediting the army" because of the comment under the post with a regional news. Eshniks (people from FSB department to combat extremism) attached a screenshot from a bot to the case materials."
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