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High Court of Delhi dismissed Telegram's petition challenging order restricting access to Telegram

On 19 June 2026, the High Court of Delhi dismissed a writ petition by Telegram FZ LLC (Telegram) challenging an order that restricted access to Telegram in India under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000. The Ministry of Electronics a…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
court

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2026-06-16
under investigation

On 16 June 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), acting on recommen…

2026-06-19
under investigation

On 19 June 2026, the High Court of Delhi dismissed a writ petition by Telegram FZ LLC (Telegram) ch…