New Delhi: Social media platform Telegram on Friday said it has taken decisive action against channels involved in leaking the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) paper, which forced the cancellation of the competitive exam.
The cloud-based instant messaging service platform told News18: “We have blocked all channels which were involved in the circulation of unauthorised content related to the papers. We are supporting the government authorities in their investigations, in compliance with the law of the land.”
“Whenever we receive a complaint at any of our helpdesks regarding the legality of public content, we perform the necessary legal checks and take it down as per the guidelines of the IT Act 2000,” it added.
The response follows allegations that Telegram was the medium through which the UGC-NET question paper was leaked.
Sequence of events
The CBI will reportedly work in close coordination with the I4C while initiating its own darknet exploration softwares and systems to nail down the perpetrators. According to the complaint from the Education Ministry, the inputs from I4C, “prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised”, officials said, according to News18.
It was also reported that multiple links were shared with the Education Ministry, where the material was for sale. The paper was made available to several groups many days before the exam. Screenshots of some Telegram groups, chats, and payments have also been shared on social media.
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