Germany mulls banning Telegram as mandatory vaccine debate begins
Expert says app, which played a key role in violent protest against pandemic policies, has also become a 'new avenue' for spreading racist, antisemitic content
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Expert says app, which played a key role in violent protest against pandemic policies, has also become a 'new avenue' for spreading racist, antisemitic content
The German government is considering a ban on encrypted messaging app Telegram after it was repeatedly used as a channel for spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and even death threats.
Not only in Germany, but also in the Netherlands and Austria, security services have warned of growing radicalisation among coronavirus-sceptics.
A call is out on Telegram for people opposing Covid restrictions to share private addresses of German "local MPs, politicians and other personalities" who they believe are "seeking to destroy" them t…
A call is out on Telegram for people opposing Covid restrictions to share private addresses of German "local MPs, politicians and other personalities" who they believe are "seeking to destroy" them t…