Vietnam’s technology ministry has ordered telecommunications service providers to ban the messaging app Telegram for failing to cooperate in the investigation of alleged crimes committed by its users, a move Telegram described as shocking.
In a document dated May 21 and signed by the deputy head of the telecom department at the technology ministry, telecommunications firms were asked to start steps to block Telegram and report back to the ministry by June 2.
In the document seen by Reuters, the ministry was acting on behalf of the nation’s cybersecurity department after police revealed that 68% of Vietnam’s 9,600 Telegram channels and groups were breaking the law. They cited drug trafficking, fraud, and “cases suspected of being related to terrorism” as some of the illicit activities conducted through the app.
According to the document, the ministry requested that telecom companies “deploy solutions and measures to prevent Telegram’s activities in Vietnam.”
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Following the release of the Reuters piece, the government announced the measures against Telegram on its website.
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