Vietnam Blocks Telegram
Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecoms providers to block the Telegram app for failing to cooperate in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, Reuters reports.
According to police, 68% of the country's 9,600 Telegram channels and groups violate the law in terms of fraud, drug trafficking, and alleged terrorism-related cases. In addition, according to police, "many groups with tens of thousands of participants were created by opposition and reactionary subjects spreading anti-government documents".
The document, dated May 21, orders telecommunications companies to take measures to block Telegram and report them to the ministry by June 2.
#bans #Vietnam
Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecoms providers to block the Telegram app for failing to cooperate in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, Reuters reports.
According to police, 68% of the country's 9,600 Telegram channels and groups violate the law in terms of fraud, drug trafficking, and alleged terrorism-related cases. In addition, according to police, "many groups with tens of thousands of participants were created by opposition and reactionary subjects spreading anti-government documents".
The document, dated May 21, orders telecommunications companies to take measures to block Telegram and report them to the ministry by June 2.
#bans #Vietnam
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Nepal Blocks Telegram Due to Rising Fraud Cases
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered the immediate blocking of the Telegram messenger across the country.
Whatβs happening:
β’ An official notice was promptly sent to all telecom operators.
β’ The ban took effect immediately following directives from the Prime Minister, Ministry of Communications, and Ministry of Home Affairs.
β’ The decision was made after consultations with police and financial institutions.
Official reasons:
β’ Sharp increase in online fraud involving Telegram.
β’ Confirmed cases of money laundering through the app.
β’ Hundreds of incidents recorded by police, ranging from fake job offers to crypto and financial scams.
#bans #Nepal
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered the immediate blocking of the Telegram messenger across the country.
Whatβs happening:
β’ An official notice was promptly sent to all telecom operators.
β’ The ban took effect immediately following directives from the Prime Minister, Ministry of Communications, and Ministry of Home Affairs.
β’ The decision was made after consultations with police and financial institutions.
Official reasons:
β’ Sharp increase in online fraud involving Telegram.
β’ Confirmed cases of money laundering through the app.
β’ Hundreds of incidents recorded by police, ranging from fake job offers to crypto and financial scams.
#bans #Nepal
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The .me registry has blocked the t.me domain
UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored.
Telegram users worldwide have encountered an outage: short t.me links have stopped opening in regular browsers. The problem affects users in the entire world.
At the same time, within the mobile and desktop Telegram clients themselves, clicks on links are processed correctly, and redirects work without any problems. As a temporary alternative for posting on external resources, you can use telegram.me links.
Technical details
At the moment, the exact causes of the incident remain unknown.
According to WHOIS data, the t.me domain has been completely removed from the DNS zone by the administration of the .me domain registry.
This status is set not by the registrar (GoDaddy), but directly by the main operator of the domain zone β the Montenegrin company doMEn d.o.o., which manages the entire
#outages #bans
UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored.
Telegram users worldwide have encountered an outage: short t.me links have stopped opening in regular browsers. The problem affects users in the entire world.
At the same time, within the mobile and desktop Telegram clients themselves, clicks on links are processed correctly, and redirects work without any problems. As a temporary alternative for posting on external resources, you can use telegram.me links.
Technical details
At the moment, the exact causes of the incident remain unknown.
According to WHOIS data, the t.me domain has been completely removed from the DNS zone by the administration of the .me domain registry.
This status is set not by the registrar (GoDaddy), but directly by the main operator of the domain zone β the Montenegrin company doMEn d.o.o., which manages the entire
.me zone. This organization is a joint venture of Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and ME-net.#outages #bans
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Telegram Info English
The .me registry has blocked the t.me domain UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored. Telegram users worldwide have encountered an outage: short t.me links have stopped opening in regular browsers. The problem affects users in the entire world. β¦
Telegram Is Still Working on Restoring the t.me Domain
UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored.
The t.me domain is still down for users worldwide, as it was disabled by the administration of the .me domain zone. The messenger's team has not commented on the matter.
As a temporary measure, users are advised to replace t.me links with telegram.me or telegram.dog β the messenger's official domains.
The @tginfo editors note that Instagram blocks links to telegram.me in profiles, but links to telegram.dog work. Some users report that Instagram bans users from using the βlink in bioβ feature if the domain is changed, so the best course of action is to wait for the t.me domain to be restored.
Shortly after the news about the domain being disabled, Telegram began replacing t.me links in Telegram apps and on the official telegram.org website. Pavel Durov attempted to contact the .me registry administration via their official Twitter account.
Possible reason for the block
The .me zone belongs to Montenegro, and the infrastructure is managed by a joint venture of Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and the local company ME-net.
The owner of the TeleLakel channel received a response from Identity Digital's support team, which claims that the domain was disabled due to the βneed to comply with OFAC-related requirementsβ.
OFAC is a division of the US Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions.
OFAC has not added Telegram to its sanctions lists. However, an action statement dated July 13, 2026, regarding newly sanctioned companies mentions a service called "FIRST VPN SERVICE". Users noticed that one of the links to its website is a Telegram channel address on the t.me domain.
This could mean that the .me domain operator saw the t.me domain in the sanctions lists and quickly blocked it without further research.
The @tginfo team noticed that this morning the messenger deleted the Telegram channel that was mentioned in this sanctions list. It is unknown whether this channel was actually the reason for the block, or if Telegram did this on their own as a precaution.
#outages #bans
UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored.
The t.me domain is still down for users worldwide, as it was disabled by the administration of the .me domain zone. The messenger's team has not commented on the matter.
As a temporary measure, users are advised to replace t.me links with telegram.me or telegram.dog β the messenger's official domains.
The @tginfo editors note that Instagram blocks links to telegram.me in profiles, but links to telegram.dog work. Some users report that Instagram bans users from using the βlink in bioβ feature if the domain is changed, so the best course of action is to wait for the t.me domain to be restored.
Shortly after the news about the domain being disabled, Telegram began replacing t.me links in Telegram apps and on the official telegram.org website. Pavel Durov attempted to contact the .me registry administration via their official Twitter account.
Possible reason for the block
The .me zone belongs to Montenegro, and the infrastructure is managed by a joint venture of Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and the local company ME-net.
The owner of the TeleLakel channel received a response from Identity Digital's support team, which claims that the domain was disabled due to the βneed to comply with OFAC-related requirementsβ.
OFAC is a division of the US Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions.
OFAC has not added Telegram to its sanctions lists. However, an action statement dated July 13, 2026, regarding newly sanctioned companies mentions a service called "FIRST VPN SERVICE". Users noticed that one of the links to its website is a Telegram channel address on the t.me domain.
This could mean that the .me domain operator saw the t.me domain in the sanctions lists and quickly blocked it without further research.
The @tginfo team noticed that this morning the messenger deleted the Telegram channel that was mentioned in this sanctions list. It is unknown whether this channel was actually the reason for the block, or if Telegram did this on their own as a precaution.
A popular rumor about the reason for the block
A version is spreading in the community that the t.me domain was revoked because the official Telegram Twitter account joked about the September 11th terrorist attack.
The @tginfo editors consider this version unlikely: if it were true, the .me domain zone administration would likely have blocked all Telegram domains, including telegram.me. Furthermore, the published image was not a joke invented by the company itself, but one of the most popular entries submitted by users as part of a contest.
#outages #bans
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Telegram Info English
Telegram Is Still Working on Restoring the t.me Domain UPD July 14, 13:00 UTC: The domain was restored. The t.me domain is still down for users worldwide, as it was disabled by the administration of the .me domain zone. The messenger's team has not commentedβ¦
The t.me Domain Has Been Restored by the .me Registry
Checks by the @tginfo editors show that the .me zone's main server has returned the DNS records for the t.me domain.
Since DNS records are cached at the level of various DNS services and providers, it may take up to 24 hours for service to be restored on users' devices.
#outages #bans
Checks by the @tginfo editors show that the .me zone's main server has returned the DNS records for the t.me domain.
Since DNS records are cached at the level of various DNS services and providers, it may take up to 24 hours for service to be restored on users' devices.
#outages #bans
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Telegram Info English
The t.me Domain Has Been Restored by the .me Registry Checks by the @tginfo editors show that the .me zone's main server has returned the DNS records for the t.me domain. Since DNS records are cached at the level of various DNS services and providers, itβ¦
The .me registry commented on the suspension of the t.me domain
A representative of the .me domain zone administration commented on Twitter about the situation regarding the ban of the t.me domain, which belongs to Telegram:
It is unclear from the comment whether the .me administration evaluated the appropriateness of blocking the entire domain of a major social platform and whether the registry will resort to such methods in the future.
As a reminder, on July 13, the .me registry disabled the DNS records for the t.me domain without any public statements from the zone administration or Telegram. On July 14, Identity Digital support explained the ban as compliance with OFAC requirements, and a link to a Telegram channel was found in the service's sanctions lists, which the messenger soon deleted, after which the domain was restored.
The .me zone is allocated to the government of Montenegro, but on its behalf, the infrastructure is managed by a joint venture between Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and the local company ME-net.
#outages #bans
A representative of the .me domain zone administration commented on Twitter about the situation regarding the ban of the t.me domain, which belongs to Telegram:
The .ME Registry works closely with law enforcement to monitor and mitigate issues across the .ME domain in accordance with applicable laws, including sanctions requirements.
On 13 July, First VPN Service (1VPNS) was included as a sanctioned entity by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A Telegram channel using the t.me domain was among 1VPNS identified infrastructure. Accordingly, the t.me domain was suspended.
On 14 July, Telegram provided confirmation that it had removed its links and affiliations with 1VPNS. Once the confirmation was reviewed and verified, the suspension was removed from the t.me domain.
We appreciate Telegramβs prompt cooperation in resolving this matter.
It is unclear from the comment whether the .me administration evaluated the appropriateness of blocking the entire domain of a major social platform and whether the registry will resort to such methods in the future.
As a reminder, on July 13, the .me registry disabled the DNS records for the t.me domain without any public statements from the zone administration or Telegram. On July 14, Identity Digital support explained the ban as compliance with OFAC requirements, and a link to a Telegram channel was found in the service's sanctions lists, which the messenger soon deleted, after which the domain was restored.
The .me zone is allocated to the government of Montenegro, but on its behalf, the infrastructure is managed by a joint venture between Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and the local company ME-net.
#outages #bans
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