In an affidavit filed in response to Telegram’s plea challenging the government’s move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest, the government countered that the “scale of the said channel itself demonstrates the capability of Telegram to facilitate mass dissemination of unlawful examination-related content”. “Telegram has become the new dark web, linking threat actors.
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‘Telegram now a new dark web’: Govt defends ban on app ahead of NEET retest
- by The News Vista
- June 18, 2026
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