Spain's High Court orders block on Telegram app as a precautionary measure

Spain's High Court orders block on Telegram app as a precautionary measure
euronews.com

That seems to imply the carriers are disabling the app somehow. How? Is there more control the telco operators have over their subscribers' phones, or does `deactivacted` means something else?

Well, having read the order, the person who has not collaborated is the government of the Virgin Islands and the judge goes and suspends the company's activity...

It doesn't make sense in my opinion, as you say

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THIRD.- The new legal regime of judicial investigation deadlines is applied to the present process being processed since its initiation on 03/29/2023, with the investigation period applicable to this case being twelve months. The period, computed from date to date, will expire on 03/29/2024, unless, prior to that date, the extension of said period is appropriate and agreed upon.

ROOM. For the good purpose of the instruction, it is necessary to practice the

procedures contained in the letter rogatory sent to the Virgin Islands without, to date, there being any news of compliance with the aforementioned cooperation instrument. Numerous investigative procedures would remain pending depending on the information that will facilitate the execution of the aforementioned International Rogatory Commission.

Therefore, it is appropriate to extend the investigation period for six months, in order to carry out the pending proceedings.

FIFTH.- The repeated failure to comply with the International Rogatory Commission addressed to the Virgin Islands on July 28, 2023, prevents the continuation of the investigation of the case.

"Telegram" was requested to report on certain technical data that would allow the identification of the owners of the accounts used for the infringement of the intellectual property rights of the entities represented as Private Accusation. The lack of collaboration from the authorities of the Virgin Islands, who are only asked to carry out communication activities from those responsible for the TELEGRAM social network, means that the precautionary measures requested by the private accusations must be adopted.

This repeated commission of the crime against intellectual property rights justifies the adoption of the precautionary measures concerned when the principles of necessity, suitability and proportionality are met. The requested precautionary measures stand as the only possible measures in the absence of collaboration from the authorities of the Virgin Islands. There is no other type of measure that can stop the repetition of the reported events.

- youtube

- web browsers

- smartphones

- digital cameras

- SD cards and any other digital or analog storage

- music playback systems

- printers, scanners and copiers

- paper, ink, writing implements, etc.

If you are aware of any other potentially infringing devices or technologies in Spain, please destroy them immediately.

Curious to see what's next, i.e. if they'll start an engineering game of cat and mouse with Spanish ISPs by e.g. using domain fronting (not sure if the big cloud providers still allow that in particular) or something else.