Telegram opposes temporary ban in India: ‘You should also shut down malls, close roads’

The official X account of Telegram has publicly opposed the central government’s decision to temporarily block the app, comparing the move to shutting down shopping malls because of a theft or closing roads because someone was speeding.

Messaging app Telegram has been blocked in India till June 22, with the government saying that it has been used to “defraud candidates” taking the national medical entrance examination.