India’s IT ministry banned Telegram for one week because some users shared leaked exam questions.
This punishes 150M+ ordinary Telegram users in India — not the insiders who leaked the exam materials.
And the ban hasn't stopped anything. The leaks just moved to other apps.
Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a rogue method called BGP hijacking.
The sabotage seems intentional, as Reliance has ignored multiple reports.
This may be part of a competitive war, as Reliance is partially owned by Meta — the company behind WhatsApp.
Network operators are advised to reject unauthorized BGP announcements from Reliance (AS18101) to prevent route hijacks and ensure stable Internet access for their users.
Such abuse of global Internet routing is alarming. I wouldn’t be surprised if Reliance/WhatsApp were also behind the recent lobbying effort to ban Telegram in India.
"Instead of punishing the insiders who leaked the exam material, India has punished its 150 million users by banning Telegram."
— Pavel Durov, CEO Telegram
Subscribed to Zee5 because Tata Play is such a scam and wow. Don't remember the last time I watched sport with such bad picture quality. This is an abomination. Forget 4K, this is not even 1080p.
@ZEE5India is a disgrace.
Thinking of taking them to Consumer Court.
#FIFAWorldCup
@ZEE5India why are u guys not showing us the opening ceremony, it is one of the things that really matters to the viewers. Us subscribers paying 800 to watch low quality streams where u marketed it as 4k stream, constantly showing ads to the viewers, show us the opening ceremony
Few things that ZEE5 could have done better from the very first day to build consumer trust and for better user experience overall:
•𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟴𝟬/𝟰𝗞 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 :
Many users reported that streams were capped at 720p, contrary to the 1080p/4K quality promised in the plan.
•𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆:
While viewers around the world watched the Opening Ceremony, ZEE5/Unite8 Sports channels viewers were presented with the broadcaster's studio show instead. Broadcasting the Opening Ceremony live would have aligned the viewing experience with global coverage and better met audience expectations.
•𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁:
ZEE5 reduced the 3-device and 4-device offer on their ₹699 and ₹1699 to 1 device and 2 device resp. before the start of the first game.
#Zee5 you pathetic scammer. Give a good reason for not showing the Canada opening ceremony. Indians were waiting to see Nora! Why buy the rights if this is your quality? Give me my money back.
#FifaOpenerOnZEE5
Hey zee5 , before buying ur 799 plan , u promised 4k quality but not even getting 720 . Well it's not about money it's about trust. U are s scam company. U lost the trust of millions of people. Wait & watch karma hit u back .
@Zee5, your " FIFA WC 2026 plan needs to be called out even more harshly. Web browser streaming is capped at SD/480p “due to anti-piracy, while FHD/1080p is only available on the app. 480p for a paid World Cup stream in 2026 is ridiculous. #zee5#fifaonzee5
Only the Arabs have the heart to show football for free.
What a scam Zee5. Not surprising at all. True to its dna. Bought the all access subscription and can’t stream fifa #FifaOpenerOnZEE5