“Telegram”, the popular messaging application’s is facing mounting scrutiny in India is it emerges hub for wide array of criminal activities.
Telegram the popular messaging application’s, is facing mounting scrutiny in India as it emerges hub for wide array of criminal activities. from the distributions of leak exam papers and child pornography to stock price manipulation and extortion, the platform has become a prefer vector for illicit operations, drawing comparison to the dark webs, according the cyber expert, law enforcement officer and former government officials.
The spotlight on telegram intensified after it is chief executive , pavel durov, was detained in France on Saturday over allegations of indiequate if efforts to combat crime on the app including the spread of child sexual abuse material . this incident has brought global attention to the unique challenges telegram poses for law enforcement and digital content moderations.
The Paris prosecutor side in statement on Monday that probbe into durov concurrence crime related to illicit transactions child pornography, fraud and the refusal to communicate information to authorities.
The company in reiterating position it has held previous, side on Monday– “it is absurd to claim that platform or it is owner or responsible for abuse of that platform.”
The recent UGC–NEET controversy, in which the medical entrance exam paper was leaked and widely share on the platform, has further intensified scrutiny. the paper was reportedly being solds for anywhere between Rs.5000 and Rs. 10000 on the platforms.
Despite facing this challenges, telegram has maintained that it is a complaint with Indian law. the company has appointed A nodel officer and chief compliance and officer and publishes monthly compliance reports.
On June 19, 2023, the UGC–NEET Exam, which he ad about 900,000 applicants, was cancelled the day after it was held due to a question paper leak on telegram. union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan,” stated with tallied the questions with the original UGC–NET questions and the match all this activities took place one telegram this day, it is a challenge to tracks the complex nature of telegram without high — level investigation .
On May 3, 2023, many NEET–UG applications reportedly receive advance copies of the exam questions. for sparking one of the largest exam controversies in India and promoting a federals investigation and supreme court intervention.
Law enforcement official say they significant challenge due to telegrams and anonymity features. senior officer from the Delhi police cyber crime unit told HT, one of the most rampant scams on telegram is investment fraud, where users are added to a group and advise to invest money in stocks we are a fake application that mimics legitimate stock trading app the officer added that other illicit activities included purchasing fake SIM cards and sharing bank account details with cyber proud stair through the telegram app.