Telegram Had Experienced Service Disruption Due To Middle East Conflict

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JAKARTA - Telegram messaging service in the past few days admitted that it had experienced a service disruption that had an impact on some of its users.

The Down Detector page notes that the most disturbance reports occurred on October 3. Where users complained about messaging issues, authentication, voice calls, and server connections.

In a recent statement, the Russian messaging platform revealed that the disruption of this service was due to the conflict in the Middle East.

As a result of recent events in the Middle East, particularly in Israel, Lebanon and Iran, Telegram is experiencing an unprecedented burden, the company wrote on its broadcast channel on Telegram.

They also understand that in recent days, some users may have faced interim relationship issues and difficulty accessing the media.

However, they claimed to have handled the matter in full. Telegram also apologized for the disturbances that occurred.

"Thanks to the efforts of our technical team, Telegram remains available in most countries, and all issues have now been completely resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience," he said.

It seems that this is not the first time Telegram has been involved in a war. Because previously, Telegram was one of the most widely used platforms to spread propaganda, and so on.

In 2015, Telegram became ISIS' main communication platform, allowing the terror group to coordinate activities through private messages, as well as spread propaganda and recruit members through large group chats.

In fact, recently, the French government arrested the CEO Pavel Durov on charges of involvement of Telegram in crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and the spread of images of child sexual exploitation.