Restrictions imposed on Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, placed on the list of terrorists by financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring earlier on Thursday, are not applicable to Telegram as a legal entity, the watchdog’s press service said. "The above-mentioned restrictions are not applicable to Telegram as a legal entity," the federal agency said. At the same time, organizations involved in financial transactions and deals with other property are obliged to freeze assets of those designated as terrorists and extremists in Russia, the press service added. Charges of assisting terrorismRussia charged Durov with facilitating terrorist activities as part of the investigation of a criminal case, and the procedure for declaring him an international wanted person was initiated. Previously, telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor sent more than 150,000 requests to Durov's team to remove illegal content, but they were ignored.