It’s unclear if the messaging platform blocked the same channels on iOS devices.
Telegram restricted access to Hamas channels for Android users, as reported by CNBC Wednesday, less than two weeks after CEO Pavel Durov defended keeping them open. The messaging app with 700 million monthly active users reportedly blocked the official channel of Hamas and its military wing, hamas_com and al-Qassam brigades, on Android devices. Durov posted on Telegram on Oct.
Instead, they serve as a unique source of first-hand information for researchers, journalists, and fact-checkers.” Meta, TikTok revised their content moderation policies in light of the conflict in Israel and Gaza earlier in the month, but the CEO’s statement made Telegram an outlier. A new policy for Android users, however, directly contradicts Durov’s previous position.
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