EU Explores Whether Telegram Falls Under Strict New Content Law
- Bloc has more enforcement power over major online platforms
- Telegram says it doesn’t have enough active users to qualify
The EU is in talks with Telegram over the number of users in the bloc and how to define the platform.
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Telegram, the messaging platform being harnessed by peddlers of Russian disinformation, risks being hit by the European Union’s crackdown on online platforms being used to funnel illegal and harmful content.
Regulators are examining whether the service should qualify as a major online platform under the bloc’s new content moderation law, according to people familiar with the matter.