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Brazil Temporarily Suspends Telegram for Not Complying on Order Against Neo-Nazi Groups

Telegram Did Not Comply With Brazil's Order on Information on Neo-Nazi Groups So Judge Orders Temporary Suspension

Brazil's far-right has long used messaging app Telegram in its activities. The app had a key role in planning the January 8 and was even used by Neo-Nazis.

Democrats Demand Social Media Action Plan on Adressing Online Threats Made After Mar-a-Lago Raid

Aug 19, 2022 08:08 PM EDT By Ivan Korrs

Democrats on The Hill are demanding social media networks to release their action plans on how they are curbing the spiking number of violent online threats made through their platforms.

Telegram Banned in Brazil After Judge Orders Shutdown of Messaging App Over Disinformation Concerns

Mar 19, 2022 12:56 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

Brazil will have a lesser mode of communication after a Supreme Court judge ordered the shutdown of messaging app Telegram nationwide.

Apple Sued for Allowing Telegram on App Store Despite Violent, Hateful Content

Jan 19, 2021 05:44 AM EST By Dana Cruz

Telegram and the calls of violence on it became a sticking point for former U.S. ambassador Marc Ginsburg who filed a lawsuit against Apple for hosting the messaging app on its App Store.

Brief Brazilian WhatsApp Ban Shows How Essential Social Media Messaging Is, Boosts Telegram App by 1.5M Users

Dec 17, 2015 05:04 PM EST By Robert Schoon

On the same day that investigators of the ISIS Paris attacks announced to CNN that the perpetrators used encrypted chat apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram, to communicate under the radar of law enforcement, Brazil imposed -- and then subsequently rescinded -- a nationwide ban of WhatsApp for related reasons, at least officially.

Why the Free App 'Telegram' Became So Popular So Fast

Feb 26, 2014 11:10 AM EST By Carlos Garcia

Telegram combines features of both