A Brazilian court has issued an order for internet providers to suspend messaging app Telegram in the country, citing its failure to provide information on neo-Nazi groups connected to school shootings.
The order is part of a police investigation into two attacks on schools in the southeastern state of Espírito Santo last year, where a teenager killed three teachers and a student.
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The investigation found that the perpetrator had connections to a Telegram channel called the “Brazilian Anti-Semite Movement” and a group named the “Anti-Semite Front,” and requested Telegram to provide data on their members and administrators.
However, Telegram did not fully comply with the order, only providing information on the administrators and not all of the users. Consequently, the court ruled that Telegram should be suspended from operating in the country and fined $200,000 per day until it hands over the rest of the requested information.