Pinag-aaralan ng DICT ang posibleng pagbabawal sa Telegram

Inihayag ng Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) ang pag-aaral sa posibleng pagbabawal sa encrypted messaging app na Telegram dahil sa mga ilegal na aktibidad tulad ng pornograpiya at sugal. Ito ay sumusunod sa katulad na mungkahi para sa Signal noong nakaraang linggo. Nag-aalala ang mga grupo sa karapatan ng pribadong komunikasyon.

Noong Pebrero 24, 2026, sa isang panayam sa DZRH, ibinahagi ni DICT Secretary Henry Aguda ang ideya ng pagbabawal sa Telegram dahil sa paglaganap ng pornograpiya at mga operasyon ng ilegal na sugal sa loob ng app. Ayon sa kanya, nahihirapan ang ahensya na makipag-ugnayan sa Telegram upang tugunan ang mga isyung ito. Ito ay katulad ng mungkahi ng Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) para sa Signal, na nagtaas ng alalahanin tungkol sa 'spoofing' ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno, gaya ng sinabi ni CICC head Renato Paraiso: 'someone is transacting with government officials regarding the flood control scandal' na maaaring gamitin upang makulong sila.

Nag-protesta ang mga grupo tulad ng Democracy.net.PH, Computer Professionals’ Union, at Data and Ethics PH laban sa mga mungkahi, na nagsasabing ito ay lalabag sa karapatan sa pribadong komunikasyon. Ginagamit ang Signal at Telegram ng mga periodista para sa secure na komunikasyon sa mga source, at mahalaga ito para sa mga dissident sa mga lugar na may pagpigil sa malayang ekspresyon, ayon sa Index on Censorship noong 2021: 'Telegram, and other encrypted messaging services, are crucial for those intending to organize protests in countries where there is a severe crackdown on free speech.'

Magkaiba ang Telegram at Signal sa encryption: ang Signal ay end-to-end lamang, habang ang Telegram ay cloud-based sa default, ngunit may 'Secret Chats' para sa end-to-end. Itinatag ang Telegram noong 2013 nina Pavel at Nikolai Durov. Sa nakaraan, tumanggi ito sa mga kahilingan ng Chinese authorities sa Hong Kong protests, ngunit sumusunod ito sa mga court order para sa terror suspects, tulad ng pag-alis ng far-right content sa Germany at pagbabawal ng pro-ISIS channels sa Indonesia.

Ayon sa Computer Professionals’ Union: 'Platform bans are band-aid solutions that are easy to bypass; VPNs and alternative platforms exist. Those intent on committing fraud will adapt. Ordinary users — journalists, activists, professionals, and private citizens who rely on secure communication — are the ones who stand to lose.' Bago ito, nagmungkahi rin ang DICT ng mandatory social media registration na pinuna ng mga privacy advocates.

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