On Friday, March 22nd, one of Spain's High Court judges ruled out a temporary ban on the messaging platform Telegram. Today, however, the same judge suspended the order just as it was about to be enforced.
The U-turn comes amid growing criticism among experts in and outside the country. Telegram is an encrypted messaging app that is widely used for accessing news and securely communicating, and such a "disproportioned" blocking order could strip the 8.5 million Telegram users in Spain of their digital rights, commentators have warned.
