Telegram has not responded to police request to remove suspected scam posts: Shanmugam

The police was working with social media and e-commerce platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to take action against online scams. - ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS

SINGAPORE: Messaging platform Telegram has not responded to police requests to remove posts involving suspected scams, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam.

Responding to a parliamentary question from Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC), Mr Shanmugam said in a written reply on Monday that the police was working with social media and e-commerce platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to take action against online scams.