Indonesia to lift Telegram app restriction


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 01 Aug 2017

A picture of encrypted messaging service Telegram is seen during a news conference after Indonesian authorities blocked access to some Telegram channels in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 17, 2017 this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picutre taken July 17, 2017. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA.

JAKARTA: Indonesia said it would lift a partial block on the popular Telegram messaging service app after the company agreed to speed up the removal of terrorism-related content. 

Last month the country restricted computer access to Telegram because of material related to radicalism and terrorism, including tips on assembling bombs and launching attacks. 

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