How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the app
Documents reveal India privately rebuked Telegram over leaked exam papers, while the company accused the government of misrepresenting meeting records before the app was banned
India privately rebuked the messaging platform Telegram for failing to proactively remove accounts that were offering purported leaked exam papers. The dispute escalated in the days leading up to India's decision to block the application, revealing a sharp disagreement over how the platform handles sensitive content.[1][2]
In response to the government's rebukes, Telegram accused New Delhi of misrepresenting the records of their meetings. This impasse ultimately led to an unprecedented ban of the app in India, a decision that Telegram has since officially challenged, according to documents detailing the conflict.[1][2]
