Last Updated: August 27, 2024, 15:52 IST
Telegram’s security features allow users to maintain anonymity, keeping their identity - such as name, number, and photo - confidential based on their settings. (AP Photo)
Discussions about a potential ban on Telegram have gained momentum, with growing calls for stricter regulations on the platform.
Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram have become integral to our daily lives with crores of users relying on them for communication. Their widespread use is fuelled by the fact that they are free and easily accessible to all. However, discussions about a potential ban on Telegram have gained momentum, with growing calls for stricter regulations on the platform. The messaging app has repeatedly been implicated in cases of examination paper leaks.
Telegram’s reputation for security, offering features that ensure privacy and confidentiality, has made it a preferred platform for sharing sensitive information. Unfortunately, this has also made it a hotbed for illegal activities, including paper leaks. Over the past few months, several exams, including UGC-NET, MPPSC, UP Police Constable Recruitment, and NEET-UG, have been marred by paper leak scandals, with Telegram often at the centre of these controversies.
The app has also been implicated as a primary source for leaking and spreading false information during the Class 10 and 12 board exams.
Telegram’s security features allow users to maintain anonymity, keeping their identity – such as name, number, and photo – confidential based on their settings. This makes it easy for individuals to commit crimes, such as leaking exam papers, without getting caught. In many cases, tracking down the perpetrators becomes nearly impossible.