Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:32am on 17 Jun 2026,Wednesday Tech Today
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance was involved in disrupting access to Telegram services for some users outside India during the platform’s temporary restriction in the country. Durov made the claim while criticising India's decision to block Telegram over concerns related to the NEET-UG exam leak controversy. He argued that the ban affected more than 150 million Indian users and failed to stop the spread of leaked content, which simply moved to other platforms. Indian authorities have defended the temporary restriction as a necessary step to prevent exam-related fraud. Reliance has not publicly responded to the allegation. (PC: The Hindu)
