"Instead of punishing the insiders who leaked the exam material, India has punished its 150 million users by banning Telegram."
— Pavel Durov, CEO Telegram
@maybesexyy The decision to ban Telegram in India looks more like a way to help WhatsApp protect its market share than a legitimate regulatory action that can fix anything.
Hopefully, it will be reconsidered asap.
@KartiPC@NTA_Exams You should also shut down all the shopping malls since there might be a theft in one of them. And close the roads because I heard someone was speeding.
I have met families of several students who have died by suicide recently because of the exam paper leak fiasco. Those families are all reeling from severe financial hardship. With their young children tragically becoming victims of the system, these families have nowhere left to go.
We demand that the Govt support their families with a Rs 1 crore sum to relieve their financial burden. Along with a commitment that we will never let another child feel so helpless again!
'सॉरी... मैं बहुत दूर जा रहा हूं'
- सुसाइड नोट में ये बात लिखकर 22 साल के उमेश माली ने खुदकुशी कर ली।
उमेश राजस्थान के सीकर में रहकर NEET की तैयारी कर रहा था, लेकिन परीक्षा से महज 6 दिन पहले ही BJP के हत्यारे सिस्टम ने उसकी जान ले ली।
BJP सरकार का करप्ट सिस्टम छात्रों का 'मर्डर' कर रहा है, उनके सपनों को कुचल रहा है, लेकिन नरेंद्र मोदी को कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ रहा। वे अपनी ही दुनिया में मस्त हैं।
मोदी सरकार में न किसी की जवाबदेही तय की जा रही है, न ही पेपर लीक के जिम्मेदारों पर एक्शन हो रहा है- शर्मनाक!!
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.
🚫 India’s IT ministry banned Telegram for one week because some users shared leaked exam questions.
This punishes 150 million 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.
🛡 We’ve done a lot to help fix the problem — even though its source is not Telegram.
Over the past few weeks, we removed hundreds of channels sharing leaked exam materials and related scams in India.
We’ve also been making the “edited” label more visible to prevent backdating scams.
🏳️ Telegram is a force for good. Banning it — even temporarily — is a mistake.
⚠️ 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 suspicous. I wouldn’t be surprised if Reliance/WhatsApp were also behind the recent lobbying effort to ban Telegram in India.
@ton_blockchain@durov
Huge allegations by Pavel Durov, maker of #Telegram. Reliance investments in WhatsApp are being questioned, so is the way Reliance is blocking Telegram access through BGP hijacking. Has Indian govt poked a hornet’s nest by such an app ban?
BJP bans Telegram for 6 days on the pretext of handling paper leaks on Telegram. Well, that is the PR line for the media. What is the real intention though ?
Always try to understand the "TRUTH behind the TRUTH". No decision of BJP is taken because some babus are too stupid. We get caught in this trap. Including @theskindoctor13 and @amitkilhor. But the reality is different. Babus and ministries are NOT stupid. They know what they are doing. Everyone knows scammers will merely move to other apps. So why did they do it ?
It was to throttle Telegram. Using Reliance, they have been banning users outside India by forcing network operators to reject reroutes.
The real intention is to SEND a message to Telegram. To comply like Twitter and Instagram and share IP addresses of dissenters.
The real objective is always this. Find dissenters, especially Right of the Right wing dissenters and take them out. LW dissenters do not matter as more they abuse BJP along with Hinduism, the more they push Hindus towards BJP. It is the Right of the Right wing dissenters that expose the #FraudofBJP. They must not be allowed to continue.
BJP doesn't care about paper leaks. Neither do they care about student lives and careers. The only thing that matters - WIN at ANY cost. POWER
With Telegram not sharing such details, the real game was always about compliance. Check the below screenshots from BJP Chatukars.