India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given Telegram 15 days to report on.
The issue is the массовое distribution of films and OTT content through channels and bots.
💻 What’s changed:
🔵 India has sent Telegram an official notice over piracy
🔵 Telegram must provide a report within 15 days
🔵 Focus areas include films, OTT content, channels, and bots
🔵 If the response is inadequate, criminal measures may follow
🔵 The pressure is shifting from takedown requests to platform liability
💻 Why it matters:
🔵 India is too big a market for Telegram to ignore
🔵 Pirate channels remain one of the platform’s biggest legal headaches
🔵 Regulators see bots and channels as distribution infrastructure
🔵 Telegram now has to demonstrate control without breaking its open ecosystem
Durov can respond seriously, ignore it entirely, or treat it like another Tagansky Court fine — where the running total has already reached 850 000€.
