Published By: Kavya Mishra
Last Updated: August 06, 2023, 18:41 IST
The app is broadly utilized in Iraq for messaging but in addition as a supply of news and for sharing content material. (Representational Image)
The ministry stated in a press release it had requested the app to shut down “platforms that leak the data of the official state institutions and the personal data of citizens… but the company did not respond and did not interact with any of these requests”
Iraq’s telecoms ministry stated it has blocked the Telegram messaging app over nationwide safety considerations and to protect the integrity of customers’ knowledge, which it stated the app had mishandled.
The app is broadly utilized in Iraq for messaging but in addition as a supply of news and for sharing content material.
Some channels comprise massive quantities of private knowledge together with the names, addresses and household ties of Iraqis.
The ministry stated in a press release it had requested the app to shut down “platforms that leak the information of the official state establishments and the private knowledge of residents… however the firm didn’t reply and didn’t work together with any of those requests.”
“The Ministry of Communications affirms its respect for citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and communication, without prejudice to the security of the state and its institutions,” the assertion stated.
Telegram didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark.
(This story has been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – Reuters)
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