The Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in Paris, and since his arrest, a probe into the company has begun at various places, including India. The Indian government is examining messaging app Telegram due to concerns that it might be involved in activities like extortion and gambling. The investigation could result in a potential ban on the app, depending on its findings. MoneyControl reports that the decision on whether to impose a ban will be determined by the results of this investigation.
This inquiry is being carried out by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), which operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The moment this news surfaced online, people are worried about what all they would lose if the instant messaging platform does indeed gets banned in India. People have resorted to creating and sharing memes to express their concerns. We scoured the internet, and here are some of the best memes that we could find.
Telegram Might Get Banned In India: Netizens React
A memer shared what would happen if Telegram gets banned in India.
Another user expressed the sadness of being unable to ask for links if the government goes ahead with the ban.
Betting addicts have a big problem coming as well.
A user was seen requesting the government to wait till her MMBS gets over.
A user shared a movie snippet from Jolly LLB 2.