Telegram founder says India has 'punished' more than 150 million people

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 - 19:58

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Pavel Durov, founder of the ​Telegram messaging app, said ‌on Tuesday that by temporarily banning Telegram ​in the country, ​the Indian authorities have "punished" over ⁠150 million ordinary ​users in India.

The ban ​has not stopped anything and the leaks "simply moved to ​other apps", Durov ​said.

India has temporarily blocked the Telegram ‌messaging ⁠app, saying it was used to try to defraud candidates ​for a ​national ⁠medical entrance test, which had ​already been hit ​by ⁠allegations of leaked papers last month that ⁠led ​millions of results ​to be cancelled.

-Reuters 


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