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Telegram access disruption from AS18101 route spillover

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Telegram access was disrupted outside India after AS18101 / Reliance Communications announced Telegram prefixes, spilling a domestic block into the UAE and other regions. The route leak cut off users who were never meant to be covered by the restriction. Analysts later confirmed the hijack, showing that the availability problem was real even as intent remained disputed.

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H score27 First: 18.06.2026 15:18 Last: 18.06.2026 15:18 Sources 1

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About this happening: India's government warned Telegram and imposed a nationwide block tied to alleged NEET-UG 2026 exam-paper leaks, restricting access to the platform and leak-relate...

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India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology acting under Section 69A of the IT Act Restricted access to Telegram nationwide and ordered message-editing disabled

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H score71 First: 17.06.2026 16:12 Last: 17.06.2026 16:12 Sources 1

How related: On June 16, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act to restrict access to Telegram nationwide until June 22, acting on a recommendation from the National Testing Agency (NTA). A separate order requires Telegram to disable its message-editing feature in India until June 30.

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Timeline

  1. 17.06.2026 16:12 2 articles · 28d ago

    India restricts Telegram nationwide and blocks message editing

    Legal Policy Action Update

    India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act to restrict Telegram nationwide until June 22 after the platform was used to sell leaked NEET exam materials, and a separate order required Telegram to disable its message-editing feature in India until June 30.

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  2. 17.06.2026 16:12 2 articles · 28d ago

    AS18101 route announcements disrupt Telegram access outside India

    Technical Analysis Update

    Around the time the domestic block went live, AS18101 began announcing Telegram prefixes, and public routing observers said the leak reached the global internet through FLAG Telecom (AS15412), disrupting Telegram access for users outside India, including in the UAE.

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  3. 17.06.2026 16:12 1 articles · 28d ago

    Analysts confirm the Telegram route hijack while Telegram challenges the ban

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    Doug Madory at Kentik and network researcher Anurag Bhatia said AS18101 hijacked Telegram's routes, while Pranesh Prakash argued the disruption looked like a domestic block misconfigured into a global leak rather than deliberate sabotage; Telegram also moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the ban, and the court agreed to hear the matter urgently.

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