Telegram was warned at highest levels about app’s misuse before blanket ban: NTA D-G
The Indian government has temporarily banned Telegram and ordered the disabling of message-editing features to prevent the spread of fake exam leaks. Officials claim the platform failed to address specific security loopholes used by cheating syndicates.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between platform privacy features and government efforts to regulate digital spaces to prevent fraud and public panic.
Representatives of messaging app Telegram were called in for meetings “at the highest levels” and warned about the misuse of the app’s features that facilitate “paper leak frauds ” before a blanket ban was issued , Abhishek Singh, Director-General of the National Testing Agency (NTA), told The Hindu on Wednesday (June 17, 2026).
The report balances the government's rationale for the ban with the specific technical issues cited regarding the platform's features.
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