Indonesia Is Not The Only Country Blocking Telegram
Indonesia is not the only country that blocks access to Telegram messaging application services. Other countries have also blocked Telegram.
Last month, Russia threatened to block Telegram if they did not reveal information on the companies behind Telegram to the government. Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, Roskomnadzor, as Reuters shared, accused Telegram for violating the regulation.
Durov, on January 2016, confirmed that Telegram traffic in Saudi Arabia was limited. He did not know the reason behind the block. In addition, China also blocked Telegram in 2015 because Telegram was used by a Human Rights attorney who was targeted by the government. In Indonesia, Telegram was blocked at 11:00 in the morning on Friday (14/7). It was blocked since it is used by radical groups to communicate.