Telegram CEO Pavel Durov accuses Reliance Group and WhatsApp of lobbying to ban his app in India. He also claims Reliance is disrupting Telegram access for users globally. A telecom source dismisses these claims, stating Durov confuses two separate Reliance entities. The Indian government has ordered Telegram's delisting from app stores to prevent exam paper leaks.

Telegram ban India: Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized India's temporary ban on the messaging app, arguing it punishes over 150 million users instead of exam leak culprits.…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized India's temporary ban on the messaging app, stating it punishes millions of users instead of those leaking exam materials. The restrictions,…

What makes the controversy particularly noteworthy is that it comes at a time when Telegram is already facing direct action from the Indian government.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov alleged Reliance used BGP hijacking to disrupt access for global users after India temporarily banned the app ahead of NEET (UG) exams.

Pavel Durov accuses Reliance of using BGP hijacking to block Telegram access globally, allegedly to benefit Meta's WhatsApp amid India's temporary ban.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov alleges Reliance and WhatsApp lobbied against Telegram in India and disrupted access, claims industry sources call misinformation.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov accuses Reliance Group and WhatsApp of lobbying to ban his app in India. He also claims Reliance is disrupting Telegram access for users globally. A…

Social messaging app Telegram has moved Delhi High Court challenging the decision of central government to temporarily restrict the access to platform in India.

NEW DELHI, June 17 : Messaging app Telegram has filed a petition in court challenging an Indian government order that has temporarily blocked use of the platform in an effort to…

Pavel Durov slammed India's Telegram ban, accusing Reliance of "BGP hijacking" and hinting at Meta-linked competitive pressure.

In a post on social media platform X, Durov alleged that Indian telecom operator Reliance was "sabotaging access" to Telegram for millions of users outside India, including in the…

Messaging app Telegram has filed a petition in a New Delhi court challenging an Indian government order that has temporarily blocked use of the platform in an effort to prevent…