Telegram asked to remove over 3,100 channels over copyright violations within 3 hours by Indian govt

Tightening the noose for copyright violations, the Central government on Wednesday, March 11, directed instant messaging platform Telegram to remove over 3,100 channels within three hours. The channels were being removed for violating various provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957.

According to the government sources quoted by AN, the action to remove over 3,000 channels follows complaints received from OTT platforms.