The reason for blocking Telegram in Iraq has been revealed.
A government source revealed on Monday the reasons for imposing the ban on the “Telegram” platform, stressing that the most important of these reasons is to stop the activities of armed factions.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “the government, in coordination with the security and intelligence services, has directed the suspension of the Telegram platform, as it is one of the platforms used by some armed factions for communication, and therefore, suspending it contributes to stopping their activities.”
The source added that “this is part of the government’s measures to control security in the country and reduce attacks by drones.”
Since Telegram was shut down in Iraq last Friday, channels within the application belonging to armed factions have continued to publish their activities through the Virtual Private Network (VPN).
On Friday, the “Technology for Peace” page posted that “the Telegram app is blocked within the Iraqi federal government, while it is still working in the Kurdistan Region. There is no official explanation yet.”
According to citizens from Baghdad and the governorates of Basra, Najaf, Salah al-Din, Kirkuk, Diyala, and other areas, the Telegram application has been down for more than an hour (at the time of preparing this news), and it is not known whether it is a technical malfunction or a ban.
Shafaq.com