Telegram being investigated in India over extortion, gambling concerns

[The Buzz]

India is investigating Telegram for its alleged role in criminal activities like extortion and gambling, according to a government official.

The messaging app could face a ban depending on the probe's outcome.This development follows the recent arrest of Telegram's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, in Paris. Durov was reportedly detained on August 24th due to concerns about the app's moderation policies and its alleged failure to curb criminal activity.

From MoneyControl.com:

"The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) (under MHA) and MeitY have been looking into P2P communications on Telegram," a government official told Moneycontrol on August 25 on condition of anonymity.

The probe, being conducted by the ministry of home affairs and the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), was specifically looking into criminal activities such as extortion and gambling, the official said.

The official did not rule out the platform, which has more than 5 million registered users in India, being blocked but said the decision would be based on what the probe throws up.

Telegram also recently faced controversy after the UGC-NEET question paper was leaked and allegedly circulated widely on the encrypted messaging app. The incident sparked student protests and even prompted the Supreme Court to intervene.

Read more here: https://www.moneycontrol.com/technol...-12806508.html

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I wonder if anything will come of this? Opportunity for another platform maybe?

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I try to stay clear of using Telegram. I realize it is popular but I have my doubts and concerns over security. I may be too careful but .....

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Just curious, what would be the main concern for you when considering to use TG?

I try to stay clear of using Telegram. I realize it is popular but I have my doubts and concerns over security. I may be too careful but .....

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I wonder if anything will come of this? Opportunity for another platform maybe?

I think what will come out of this are more regulations and a willingness to comply from CEOs and companies. As for the opportunity for other platforms, there are already several (like Discord, which has tons of features, or Signal, which I believe is the most secure so far). However, they need to attract people because it doesn’t help to download a messaging app where the people you want to communicate with aren’t. That happened to me with Signal. I really like it, but only a handful of my friends are on it.