Shutting down is the last resort. If Telegram wants to continue operation, they have to comply to the local laws. Infiltration also isn't as easy as it sounds.

Shutting down is the last resort. If Telegram wants to continue operation, they have to comply to the local laws. Infiltration also isn't as easy as it sounds. They can use that as a defense. Which actually happend several years ago. They failed to get rid of the NPD, a Neo-Nazi party, because they couldn't be sure if their plans were legit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_of_Germany#2001%E2%80%932003_banning_attempt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_of_G... Getting a company to obey the law is probably easier.