Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe

The Brazilian federal court ordered the temporary suspension of the Telegram messaging service throughout the country, for failing to provide the authorities with the requested data from neo-Nazi groups that operate on the platform, the government and justice informed on April 26, 2023. — AFP

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian court on April 26 ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after its parent company failed to provide data sought by authorities on neo-Nazis operating on the network, officials said.

The move came after a spate of violent school attacks, at least one of them linked to exchanges on a group with anti-Semitic leanings.