The Delhi Supreme Court has demanded that the Telegram messenger disclose data on channels that distribute infringing materials. According to TechCrunch, the service must provide the authorities with phone numbers, IP addresses and email addresses that are used to download such content.

The process was initiated by Nitu Singh, author of English textbooks. According to her, on many channels her books were sold cheaper than in stores. She demanded that the perpetrators be held accountable. At the same time, a Telegram representative said that the servers are not physically located in India, but in Singapore, therefore, disclosing information would violate local laws and the messenger’s privacy policy.

However, the court considered that copyright holders should not “be completely defenseless” and still obliged the service to disclose the data. Whether the company will do this is not yet clear.

This is not the first claim against Telegram this year. On March 18, 2022, the Supreme Court of Brazil decided to block the service due to the spread of false information before the elections. But already on March 21, the decision was canceled, since the messenger blocked several accounts, from where the fakes were broadcast.

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