Telegram had not accepted the “expansive” interpretation of the term ‘information’ while noting that the government, acting through Section 69A, could only block access to “specific information” and not impose a blanket restriction on an entire intermediary platform.
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The Union government temporarily blocked Telegram to protect the sanctity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 re-examination by a single interpretative sleight of hand which compressed an entire intermediary platform into an expression: ‘information’.
The ban won the endorsement of the Delhi High Court by stretching the meaning of ‘information’ under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000.
Published – June 23, 2026 09:26 pm IST
