Is Telegram going to be prohibited in India?

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Is Telegram going to be prohibited in India? The government has initiated an investigation. 


The popular messaging app Telegram, with a user base of more than 5 million in India, is at risk of being banned. This occurred following the initiation of an investigation into extortion and gambling by the Central authorities against the company. 


The fate of the messaging app in India hinges on the results of the investigation. Moneycontrol previously reported that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have initiated an investigation and are examining the company's P2P communications. 

A government official informed Moneycontrol that the ministries are currently investigating the role of Telegram in criminal actions, including activities like gambling and extortion. Currently, Telegram has not released any official statement regarding the investigation. 


India is currently conducting an investigation into the company, meanwhile, its leader Pavel Durov was detained in Paris recently. The founder of Telegram was taken into custody by French authorities for their moderation guidelines, as per reports. 


French authorities are investigating the absence of moderators on the messaging app. The authorities claim that this kind of situation makes it easy for criminals to operate without being detected. Meanwhile, a report from PTI stated that following the events in France, the IT Ministry has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate pending complaints against Telegram and consider possible actions to be taken. 


The report, which referenced sources, stated that the IT Ministry is not a law enforcement agency in this matter. Additionally, CERT-In, a division within the Ministry, specifically deals with cybersecurity incidents rather than cybercrimes. 


According to sources quoted by PTI, the primary concerns are whether there are any grievances, if a similar scenario exists in India, what the current status is, and what steps need to be taken.

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