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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India 'proactively monitoring' Telegram over concerns about illegal content, government report shows

An Indian investigation found that Telegram is being used extensively to share child sexual abuse material and perpetrate financial scams, according to a report by the government, which added it was "proactively monitoring" groups on the messaging app.

The 35-page report by the Home Ministry's Cybercrime Coordination Centre was submitted in court as part of the government's successful defence of a one-week ban of the app after a question paper to the country's medical school exam was allegedly leaked.

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