The Supreme Court of Spain has suspended its ruling on temporarily blocking Telegram in the country. The court is awaiting a police report on the temporary ban’s impact on users.
The messenger was supposed to be blocked on March 25. However, users and public organizations widely criticized the court’s decision. Therefore, the court requested the police investigate the decision’s impact on users. The latter hopes the police report will force the court to abandon the blocking altogether.
The court ruled last week after local media companies EGEDA, Mediaset España, A3 Media, and Movistar Plus accused Telegram of distributing pirated content. The messenger did not provide any information at the court’s request, so the ruling was issued pending further investigation.
Telegram is the fourth most popular messaging service in Spain. It was used by almost 19% of Spaniards who participated in a survey by the National Commission for Markets and Competition. Ukrainians in Spain are also actively using this messenger.
