Telegram Restricts Access to Hamas Channels on Google

Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, has restricted access to several channels affiliated with the Palestinian armed group Hamas. <br />Hamas’s official account, the account of its armed wing the Qassam Brigades, and the news account Gaza Now have not been accessible on versions of Telegram downloaded from Google Play or Apple’s App Store since last week. <br />The restrictions appeared after the Zachor Legal Institute, a US-based lobby group that campaigns against anti-Israel movements, last week wrote a letter to Apple pointing out that seven Hamas-linked accounts remained accessible on iOS despite being blocked for Android users.<br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement</a>