Head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov appealed to the owner of the telegram messenger Pavel Durov and asked to provide his data on Telegram, otherwise the agency will block the messenger on the territory of the Russian Federation, according to the website of Roskomnadzor.

An open letter from Zharov says that all available opportunities for official communication with the messenger team are "exhausted".

"Almost every day, Roskomnadzor sends letters to all available Telegram addresses explaining the requirements of the Russian law on information dissemination organizers," the website of the agency.

According to Zharov, the demand for Pavel Durov is "one, and it's simple": the department asks him to fill out a questionnaire sent by Roskomnadzor and to transmit information about the messenger. After that, it will be added to the register of information dissemination organizers. The letter states that while the development team did not send information about the messenger.

"The time allotted by Roscomnadzor to the law for decision-making expires," Zharov stressed..

If the Telegram team does not provide information, access to the messenger will be limited in Russia, Zharov said.. As reported in the statement, the lock will last until Telegram does not provide the necessary information.

"The inclusion of the messenger in this register means only the readiness of Telegram to work under Russian laws. The current legal status of Telegram in Russia will not change.

Already now, by virtue of the law, and not the fact of entering into the corresponding register, Telegram should fulfill the duties of the organizer of the dissemination of information, "the Roskomnadzor head said..

Earlier Zharov warned that he plans to apply to Pavel Durov personally and ask for information about the messenger.

As reported, the administrators of the Telegram-channels warned about a possible quick lock-up of the messenger in Russia.