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Telegram Suspends 64 Channels After Massive Pressure From German Government

@G3News: After massive pressure from the German government, Telegram is taking action against hate speech on the platform. The company has blocked a total of 64 channels in the past few days, including that of the anti-Semite Attila Hildmann.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser made it clear that she wants to take further action against Telegram.

"On Telegram we are constantly experiencing new waves of hatred and threats against people and against our democracy," Faeser said. "We act quickly and consistently against this."

"Telegram must no longer be an accelerator for right-wing extremists, conspiracy ideologues and other agitators. Death threats and other dangerous hate mail must be deleted and have clear criminal consequences," she said.

The interior minister sees the deletion as a success of the weeks of pressure on Telegram. "The Federal Criminal Police Office has significantly intensified the investigations. From day one in office, I put pressure on me to get Telegram to cooperate. This pressure is working."
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