The use of the [1]messaging application Telegram in Spain will be
  temporarily suspended as of Monday, following a request from media
  companies.

  The order was issued by judge Santiago Pedraz of the Audencia Nacional,
  a high court which handles sensitive cases.

  Media companies, including Atresmedia, EGEDA, Mediaset, and Telefonica,
  complained that Telegram was allowing users to upload their content
  without permission.

  While the claims are being investigated, Pedraz agreed to block
  Telegram's services in [2]Spain. According to the court source, it will
  be the responsibility of mobile operators to block Telegram's services.

Why was the order issued?

  The judge issued the order after officials in the Virgin Islands, where
  Telegram is registered, failed to respond to a court request from July
  2023.

  The court wanted information that would allow it to identify who was
  behind the accounts in question that were uploading apparently pirated
  content.

  The lack of cooperation from the Virgin Islands led him to take this
  "precautionary measure," the judge said in Friday's order.

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Consumer group slams ruling

  Consumer advocacy group Facua criticized the ruling as
  disproportionate, warning that it would cause "enormous damage" to
  millions of the platform's users.

  "It is as if they shut down the internet because there are websites
  that illegally host content protected by copyright," Facua's general
  secretary Ruben Sanchez said.

  Telegram is the fourth most used messaging service in Spain, according
  to the competition watchdog CNMC. It was used by almost 19% of
  Spaniards surveyed by the CNMC.

  Telegram claims to have 700 million monthly active users all over the
  world. The company has had to deal with blocking in a number of
  countries, from [4]Brazil to [5]Somalia.

  dh/dj (AFP, Reuters)

References

  1. https://www.dw.com/en/telegram/t-60588751
  2. https://www.dw.com/en/spain/t-18996264
  3. https://videojs.com/html5-video-support/
  4. https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-court-orders-temporary-suspension-of-telegram-over-neo-nazi-probe/a-65446224
  5. https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-orders-ban-on-tiktok-telegram/a-66593562

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