![Russia's latest form of internet censorship comes in the form of spreading disinformation on the app Telegram about the war in Ukraine](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ukraine-telegram-russia-internet-censorship-encrypted-putin-war-12292022-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
During the war in Ukraine, Telegram has been essential for communications. As a result, Moscow has infiltrated the encrypted messaging app’s channels to spread disinformation to Ukrainians and flood Russian users with pro-Kremlin content, indicating that when Moscow can’t block a technology, it will work to subvert and overwhelm it.