This is really not as bad as OP makes it sound: https://www.dw.com/en/spain-judge-halts-blocking-of-telegram-pending-probe/a-68653620 https://www.dw.com/en/spa

This is really not as bad as OP makes it sound: https://www.dw.com/en/spain-judge-halts-blocking-of-telegram-pending-probe/a-68653620 https://www.dw.com/en/spain-judge-halts-blocking-of-telegram... > The order was issued on Friday by Pedraz after media companies, including Atresmedia, EGEDA, Mediaset, and Telefonica, complained that Telegram was allowing users to upload their content without permission. > While the claims were being investigated, Pedraz agreed to block Telegram's services in Spain, as of Monday. According to the court source, it was to be the responsibility of mobile operators to block Telegram's services. > The judge issued the order after officials in the Virgin Islands, where Telegram is registered, failed to respond to a court request from July 2023. The court wanted information that would allow it to identify who was behind the accounts in question that were uploading apparently pirated content. > The lack of cooperation from the Virgin Islands led him to take this "precautionary measure," the judge said in Friday's order.