Telegram blocked the chatbots of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the country's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) for several hours. A representative of the messenger, in a conversation with Reuters, said that the blocking occurred due to a “false positive.”
On the evening of April 28, the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate reported that the Telegram administration “unreasonably blocked a number of official bots that countered Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.” The department emphasized that, despite the blocking, the personal data of bot users is safe.
The UNIAN agency clarified that the messenger also blocked bots of the SBU and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. In addition, representatives of Legion «Freedom of Russia».
After a few hours, the blocked chatbots resumed their work. The telegram did not provide details of the blocking, noting that this happened “due to a false positive.”
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