After the block in Russia, the next country to block the Telegram messaging application could be Iran, which already prevents officials from using this encrypted communication application.
Russia this week has blocked Telegram throughout the country, blocking the IPs and access points of this application, as its developer Pavel Durov refuses to give the government access to users' messages through a key to decrypt the messages. The funny thing is that the Russian secret services use this application to communicate, precisely because the conversations are encrypted. Now the Government of Iran has banned the use of this messaging application in all government agencies. It seems that privacy in some countries is not carried.
Right now Iran only blocks the use of this application to members of the government. The most curious thing is that these people, to make use of this messaging application in the personal sphere, must request a special permission from the administration. The information indicates that this prohibition could be extended to the entire state, also affecting the domestic use of this application, for any user who is within Iran.
The local news agency ISNA, has not given more details of the reasons why this application has been banned to members of the government or why it could end up giving a total blockade of the application. They do point out that the level of prohibition could be increased in the coming weeks, affecting private users.
This situation does not seem to be accidental, since Russia and Iran are allies in a war in Syria. It could be that both countries reached an agreement to block Telegram services and hinder the operations of this application. While the world is scandalized by the Facebook data leak, there are countries that still want to control their citizens.
