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Owner of Telegram channel suspected of extortion

The owner of a Telegram channel based in Germany is suspected of extorting money. He allegedly demanded $3,500 to remove compromising information about a Ukrainian entrepreneur. Documents are being prepared for his extradition to Ukraine.

In brief

  • Has been in Germany since 2022
  • Documents for extradition are being prepared
  • Posted discrediting information about entrepreneurs
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 2 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 2
67%2 items
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
33%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
  • not classified 1
Channels
  • Websites 2
  • Telegram 1

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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    • first item
    • earliest

    Власнику телеграм-каналу повідомлено про підозру у вимаганні коштів. Його готуються екстрадувати із Німеччини, — офіс Генпрокурора та Нацпо…

  • Цензор.НЕТMedia business
    • first item
    • in the wave, 1 h later
    • national desk

    Власник Telegram-каналу вимагав $3500 за видалення компромату на підприємця: він виїхав до Німеччини, готується екстрадиція

  • NVMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 18 h later
    • national desk

    Брав гроші за видалення фейкових дописів. ЗМІ дізналися імʼя власника медіа, якому вчора повідомили про підозру

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