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German Interior Minister Nancy Feser called for tightening control over the telegram in the fight against hate speech. She stated this in an interview with the media group Funke.
“We must act more decisively against bullying, violence and hatred on the Internet,” the minister said.
Feser recalled that in Germany he had filed two infringement cases against Telegram in order to improve law enforcement on social networks. The messenger operator didn't respond, she remarked.
In Germany, messaging services are not covered by this law because they are intended for personal communication. With the help of a telegram, you can write messages in public groups and channels with thousands of participants, Feather stressed. Such channels are subject to the same regulatory rules as Twitter and Facebook.
“This means that deliberately punished content must be removed within 24 hours, illegal content within seven days,” Feather said.