Germany has a problem with the Telegram application. He wants to ban her

Germany is considering banning the use of the Telegram chat application because of extremist groups that have taken to the platform. The report was brought by Bloomberg.

The telegram became the target of criticism in Germany when right-wing extremists began using the application to organize protests against pandemic measures. Some of the demonstrations that have taken place have become violent. The authorities are also investigating a case of users threatening the death of Manuel Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, through the platform.

In this case, the advantages of the application have become a tool for spreading hatred. The telegram offers the possibility to easily send and receive messages that are encrypted and thus protected from law enforcement authorities. The application also has the ability to create group squads, which facilitates the emergence of extremist groups.

The government is currently considering other, less drastic solutions to the problem

Negotiations on possible measures are still underway in the government. An Interior Ministry spokesman added that it was not yet entirely clear what legal and technical procedures would be needed to ban the Telegram.

However, Germany will only be able to come up with such a radical solution if the government concludes that the application violates national and European Union law. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that a complete blockade of the service would only take place if the country exhausted all other options to curb extremist groups.