Germany fined Telegram messenger 5 million dollars.
Germany announced that it has fined the Telegram messenger 5 million dollars
Germany announced on Monday (October 25/October 17) that it has fined the Telegram messenger more than 5 million dollars for violating the country’s laws.
The German Federal Office of Justice announced in a statement that this messenger violated German laws in 2021 and 2022.
According to the report of ABC News, the German government announced that Telegram has refused to formulate a law-abiding method for reporting illegal content, while it has not introduced an organization in Germany for official interactions.
According to ABC’s article, the German laws that have been developed to monitor large online platforms consider the two mentioned items necessary.
German officials have said that their repeated attempts to deliver the necessary documents to the Telegram office in Dubai have failed despite the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates authorities.
The Federal Office of Justice says that a law firm based in Germany announced that it does not represent Telegram, but this is not enough to prevent the company from being fined.
Germany had warned a little earlier that Telegram is becoming a “tool for extremism” and some people are using it to attack politicians, scientists and doctors who are fighting against Corona.
The German Minister of Justice said in a statement: “Operators of messaging services and social networks have a special role to play in combating hate speech and violence on their platforms. By not being accessible, we cannot ignore these legal requirements and these responsibilities.”
for violating the country’s laws on criminal content.
Germany announced on Monday (October 25/October 17) that it has fined the Telegram messenger more than 5 million dollars for violating the country’s laws.
The German Federal Office of Justice announced in a statement that this messenger violated German laws in 2021 and 2022.
According to the report of ABC News, the German government announced that Telegram has refused to formulate a law-abiding method for reporting illegal content, while it has not introduced an organization in Germany for official interactions.
According to ABC’s article, the German laws that have been developed to monitor large online platforms consider the two mentioned items necessary.
German officials have said that their repeated attempts to deliver the necessary documents to the Telegram office in Dubai have failed despite the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates authorities.
The Federal Office of Justice says that a law firm based in Germany announced that it does not represent Telegram, but this is not enough to prevent the company from being fined.
Germany had warned a little earlier that Telegram is becoming a “tool for extremism” and some people are using it to attack politicians, scientists and doctors who are fighting against Corona.
The German Minister of Justice said in a statement: “Operators of messaging services and social networks have a special role to play in combating hate speech and violence on their platforms. By not being accessible, we cannot ignore these legal requirements and these responsibilities.”
