The company has gone to the Delhi High Court over a block tied to alleged cheating on a national medical-entrance exam, a measure affecting more than 150 million users.
Telegram has asked the Delhi High Court to overturn an Indian government order that has temporarily blocked the messaging app, the company’s most direct legal confrontation yet with one of its largest markets.
The order, in force until 22 June, was issued after the National Testing Agency alleged that organised cheating rings were using Telegram to defraud candidates sitting a re-examination for NEET-UG, India’s national medical-entrance test.
The mechanics of the block are sweeping. Telecom operators have been instructed to cut access and the app has been removed from app stores, a combination that affects more than 150 million users in India.
The 💜 of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!The re-test is scheduled for 21 June, and the government has framed the block as a temporary, targeted measure to stop leaked exam material and related scams circulating in the days before candidates sit down.
