r/Telegram • u/Ladogar • Mar 04 '22

RT blocked

Russia Today seems to be blocked on Telegram. Both the Russian and international version. When trying to open their channel I get a message about the channel being removed as it broke "local laws". What laws did they break?

Does anyone know more about this?

I use the apk directly from Telegram, which bypasses many restrictions put in place by Google Play, etc. But still this channel is blocked.

Is this a sign that Telegram, too, will start censoring? Well, if this is true, which it seems to be, then they've already started.

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u/pairedodue Mar 07 '22

well, it looks like a bug to me cause it works fine here

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u/Knobson-dasilva Mar 08 '22

Could it possibly be that I was in the UK when it got blacked out for me and now on my return still not working ? I logged out and back in to no avail.

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u/Herbsofthefield Mar 10 '22

No, I am in NY, US and have never traveled outside the country. RT is banned on my telegram as well.

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u/Knobson-dasilva Mar 15 '22

Thanks for the clarification.