BGP HIjacking
Telegram admits it couldn’t police exam-leak channels, India tells court
India’s government has told the Delhi High Court that Telegram was warned about two weeks before it was blocked, and that the platform conceded it could not proactively detect the channels selling leaked exam papers. The nationwide block, imposed ahead of a national medical exam, disrupted Telegram access well beyond India, reaching users as far away […]
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India’s Telegram ban hit the UAE too. Here’s how to get around it
India has banned Telegram until June 22 after the platform was used to sell access to leaked exam materials. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov accuses Indian telecom Reliance of using BGP hijacking to enforce the block, disrupting access for users as far away as the UAE. Digital rights group, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) calls the ban […]
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