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Telegram was a key platform for sharing information and coordinating rallies during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. [3] Telegram was one of few communication platforms available in Belarus during the three days of internet shutdown that followed the day of the presidential election, which Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko won amid widespread allegations of election fraud. [4]
On 13 April 2018, messaging service Telegram was banned by court order for refusing to grant the Federal Security Service (FSB) access to encrypted user communications. [58] [59] The ban has been enforced via the blockage of over 15.8 million IP addresses.
The popular messaging platform Telegram will block channels that called for anti-Semitic violence in Russia's Dagestan region, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Monday. "Channels calling for ...
The first telegram in Iceland was sent in 1906 to Seyðisfjörður from the Faroe Islands. [12] India: No 2013 BSNL discontinued telegram service on 15 July 2013. [13] Telegrams to foreign countries had been discontinued in May 2013. [14] Indonesia: No 2010 Pos Indonesia discontinued telegram service in 2010. [15] Iran: Yes –
On April 22, 2018, "an action in support of free Internet" was held in multiple cities around Russia, timed to the seventh day of Telegram's being blocked. Residents of Russia launched paper airplanes (the symbol of Telegram) from the roofs of various buildings. The protest was planned on Telegram on the morning of April 22.
A majority of apps and websites blocked are the result of the companies not willing to follow the Chinese government's internet regulations on data collection and privacy, user-safety, guidelines and the type of content being shared, posted or hosted. This is a list of the most notable such blocked websites in the country (except Autonomous area).
Other popular Telegram channels that have expressed support for Hamas have also been restricted, according to CNN’s analysis. It is unclear whether those channels may be directly affiliated with ...
Durov noted the app refused to hand over “encryption keys” to Russia, resulting in a ban there. The app also was banned in Iran after the app refused to block channels used by protesters, he said.