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India blocks Telegram until 22 June over medical exam-cheating rackets
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
India has issued a temporary block on Telegram to address concerns regarding organized exam fraud and the leaking of medical entrance examination papers. In response to this government order, the messaging platform has initiated a legal challenge.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·India blocks Telegram until 22 June over medical exam-cheating rackets
- TechMeme·India blocks Telegram until June 22 citing its use by organized "cheating rackets" to "defraud candidates" taking a national medical entrance examination (Reuters)
- TechCrunch·India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns
- Engadget·India temporarily blocks Telegram, claiming it was done to prevent exam fraud
- TechMeme·India's Telegram ban until June 22 over exam paper leak concerns is a terrible look for the country, sets a precedent, and could happen again if unchallenged (Nikhil Pahwa/@nixxin)
- The Next Web·Telegram challenges India’s order temporarily blocking the app
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