Censorship: 60 Telegram channels, some very famous, closed in Germany
Even Telegram is not completely free from censorship, especially due to the enormous pressure on this issue that comes from Germany and the EU, especially when it comes to freedom and vaccination obligations. The Telegram service blocked 64 of its channels in Germany, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday, citing government sources. The decision would come after the federal police service asked for the service to be closed tout court. As mentioned above, it would be mainly channels linked to the opposition in the vaccination obligation, libertarians and / or visas close to the right that would be affected.
Telegram has been accused in Germany of fueling an increasingly virulent subculture launched anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists who exchange news about alleged dangers and organize protests that have also turned into violent incidents.
The newspaper said the affected channels included that of Attila Hildmann, a celebrity vegan chef who spreads coronavirus conspiracy theories to more than 100,000 followers on the messaging service.
The German Interior Ministry, which said last week that it held constructive talks with Telegram representatives, was not immediately available to comment on the report. Telegram did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Telegram has so far proved to be the most tolerant platform, also due to its semi-decentralized structure and the fact that, objectively, it does not have a central management. But the threats from the German authorities must have been very convincing to push the closure of such a large number of channels. Unfortunately, even at the EU level, there is a sort of persecutory mania, senseless against the so-called "Fake News". some deputies have asked to be able to analyze private chats …
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