Spanish court overturns decision to block Telegram
Kyiv • UNN
The Spanish court overturned its previous decision to block Telegram, suspending the blocking order until it receives a police report explaining the features of the service and how blocking could affect its users.
The Spanish judiciary has overturned the order to block Telegram, first issued last week. The reason for the change in the decision was that the judge now wants to receive a police report on Telegram, which would explain the "characteristics" of the service and how blocking could affect the platform's users.
This was reported by UNN with reference to La Vanguardia and El Espanol.
Details
Telegram will not be blocked in Spain. The blocking, imposed by the National Court on Friday in response to a complaint filed by several companies for allegedly illegally posting copyrighted audiovisual content, was suspended by Judge Santiago Pedras.
A Spanish court has found that the authorities did not cooperate in identifying the owners of Telegram accounts that illegally distributed copyrighted content. The blocking has been suspended until the details of the report of the General Commissioner for Information are made public.
Many Spanish users are already celebrating this news in public Telegram groups, although the question of whether they will have to say goodbye to their favorite platform has not yet been resolved.
Recall
The Verkhovna Rada is preparing a bill to regulate the social network Telegram in Ukraine by introducing measures similar to those applied to platforms such as YouTube, including disclosure of ownership, restrictions on prohibited content, and restrictions on use by government agencies if the owners are not transparent.