{"id":29831,"date":"2020-10-08T21:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=29831"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:10:02","slug":"apple-asked-telegram-to-close-channels-publishing-belarusian-security-forces-personal-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/apple-asked-telegram-to-close-channels-publishing-belarusian-security-forces-personal-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple asked Telegram to close channels publishing Belarusian security forces&#8217; personal data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has demanded that the Telegram messenger block three channels publishing the personal data of Belarusian security forces, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?12\\\" data-telegram-post=\\\"durov\/135\\\" data-width=\\\"100%\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apple representatives say that publishing the personal data of security forces could provoke violence.<\/p>\n<p>Durov said he would prefer not to interfere with the channels, but Apple typically leaves little choice for apps like Telegram.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Unfortunately, I expect that these channels will be blocked on iOS, but will remain accessible on other platforms,\u2019 he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As experts noted, Telegram was one of the few services operating in Belarus during the internet blackout.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Durov said that the messenger had activated anti-censorship tools for users in Belarus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" data-secret=\\\"8LWa53OJxJ\\\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ddos-attacks-or-national-internet-isolation-what-is-happening-to-belaruss-internet\">DDoS attacks or isolation of the national segment: what is happening with the Internet in Belarus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" sandbox=\\\"allow-scripts\\\" security=\\\"restricted\\\" style=\\\"position: absolute; 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