HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its ...

ISTANBUL Vietnam has ordered messaging app Telegram to be blocked by the telecom and internet service providers, reported local media on Saturday citing the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority.

It cited that 68 percent of the 9,600 Telegram channels and groups in Vietnam are linked to “fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, and the dissemination of anti-government materials.” It added that ...

A+ A- AFP Hanoi: Internet service providers in Vietnam must block the Telegram messaging app in the communist country before early June after a request by police, the government said Friday.

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its ...

Telegram ’surprised’ as Vietnam orders messaging app to be blocked Economy Published 05/23/2025, 07:08 PM Updated 05/23/2025, 07:10 PM ...

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its ...

Telegram, which competes globally with other social media apps such as Facebook's WhatsApp and WeChat, was still available in Vietnam on Friday. Vietnam's ruling Communist Party maintains tight ...