In Brazil, freedom of speech isn't free anymore as Brazil's government ban Telegram and block all traffic to Telegram Brazilian users.
Telegram has been banned in Brazil, Telegram's mission is focused on preserving privacy and freedom of speech across the world. Has been banned in Brazil
In the past, it will interest you to know that countries like China, Iran, and Russia have banned Telegram due to our principled stance on the matters of human rights to privacy, such events, while unfortunate, are still preferable to the betrayal of our users and the beliefs we were founded on.
In late Brazil, a local court requested data that is technologically impossible for us to obtain, though we are still appealing the decision and are looking forward to the final resolution
On that note, no matter the cost, we will stand up for our users in Brazil, our users in any part of the world come first and their right to private communication is what we uphold. Said a Telegram official while addressing the Brazil Telegram ban to the press
Already, the situation in Brazil is not that too good, as businesses using Telegram are more affected, since the government recently banned Telegram. Citing Brazilian Justice for not reporting data from investigated users. According to Telegram, they do not have such data and can't go against their policy
The sad development has equated Brazil's policy to freedom of speech with countries like China and Iran because Telegram is also banned in those countries at the moment.
It will be interesting to know that just yesterday, Google put an alert on the search home screen saying that the Brazilian Bill does more harm than it helps in the fight against fake news. Today the justice of Brazil made Google withdraw this alert, citing that if Google did not withdraw, a millionaire fine per hour would be applied as the government continues to censor Google's text on the bill to show that the government is not in favor of censorship
Telegram has been banned in Brazil, Telegram's mission is focused on preserving privacy and freedom of speech across the world. Has been banned in Brazil
In the past, it will interest you to know that countries like China, Iran, and Russia have banned Telegram due to our principled stance on the matters of human rights to privacy, such events, while unfortunate, are still preferable to the betrayal of our users and the beliefs we were founded on.
In late Brazil, a local court requested data that is technologically impossible for us to obtain, though we are still appealing the decision and are looking forward to the final resolution
On that note, no matter the cost, we will stand up for our users in Brazil, our users in any part of the world come first and their right to private communication is what we uphold. Said a Telegram official while addressing the Brazil Telegram ban to the press
Already, the situation in Brazil is not that too good, as businesses using Telegram are more affected, since the government recently banned Telegram. Citing Brazilian Justice for not reporting data from investigated users. According to Telegram, they do not have such data and can't go against their policy
The sad development has equated Brazil's policy to freedom of speech with countries like China and Iran because Telegram is also banned in those countries at the moment.
It will be interesting to know that just yesterday, Google put an alert on the search home screen saying that the Brazilian Bill does more harm than it helps in the fight against fake news. Today the justice of Brazil made Google withdraw this alert, citing that if Google did not withdraw, a millionaire fine per hour would be applied as the government continues to censor Google's text on the bill to show that the government is not in favor of censorship
