Telegram, like WhatsApp, is used by millions of users in the world who seek to communicate with their acquaintances. This application created by Pável Dúrov is available worldwide for mobile devices iOS and Androidbut in the last hours a country in South America is analyzing the possibility of withdrawing it from stores google play and app store.
According to information published by Technoblog, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) of Brazil issued a letter in which it warns Google and Manzana the risk of having Telegram in its digital application stores for Android and iPhone.
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Why do they want to block Telegram in Brazil?
According to Androidphoria, a media specialized in technology, about 60% of people in Brazil use the instant messaging service based in Dubai, the same one that the MPF wants to block, since it is being investigated by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and the Supreme Federal Court (STF), since they allege that the platform disseminates fake news that may affect the electoral processes of 2022.
Additionally, the authorities assure that Telegram has ignored all communication attempts they have made to clarify this great problem. Due to this, it is handled as an alternative to force the exit of this application from the app stores.
On the other hand, Yuri Correa da Luz, regional attorney for citizen rights in São Paulo, stated that they are already evaluating whether Google and Manzana They have already adopted measures to prohibit the download of applications that violate current Brazilian legislation.
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It is worth mentioning that those from Mountain View and Cupertino have a period of 15 days to respond to the Federal Public Ministry, who will have to explain the presence of Telegram in the aforementioned app stores.