German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the popular messaging app Telegram could be shut down “if it continues to break the law”.
About Telegram, one of the most popular messaging applications in the world, in Germany a warning statement came. It was said that the application used by anti-vaccine and anti-pandemic restrictions to come together, especially during the pandemic period, could be closed.
Making a statement on the subject, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement to the German newspaper Die Zeit that if the practice, which is popular among the far-right, pandemic restrictions and against vaccines, continues to violate German laws. may have to be closed stated.
‘Shutdown is a last resort’
In this warning statement, Faeser said that closing the application would be a last resort, but they could not ignore such a possibility. Last summer, Telegram was also sued for breaking the law in Germany. In the event that the case ends against Telegram, the company He could be fined 5.5 million euros. is being considered.
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Telegram has long been seen as a source of conspiracy theories and hate speech in Germany. In addition, the anti-vaccine groups and those who are against the restrictions implemented in the pandemic come together and organize through the application. According to the statements from the German side, there is also the European Union. What sanctions can be applied to Telegram being discussed.