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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Government directs Telegram to curb piracy, submit action taken report within 15 days, cites OTT complaints

The Centre has served a notice to popular messaging app Telegram, directing it to crack down on the "widespread dissemination" of pirated films, OTT content and other audio-visual material through its platform, sources told ET Bureau on Saturday. In its notice, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sought an Action Taken Report from Telegram within 15 days, with officials underlining that the government's approach marks a shift from piecemeal takedowns of pirated content to "platform accountability".

Also read: Username row: After WhatsApp, IT Ministry sends notice to Telegram, Signal

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