Spain's High Court orders block on Telegram messaging app as a precautionary measure
Spaniards have been left without access to the instant messaging app Telegram, at least for the time being, after Spain's High Court ordered it to be blocked as a precautionary measure. Judge Santiago Pedraz agreed to temporarily ban the platform after four of the country's main media groups - Mediaset, Atresmedia, Movistar and Egeda - complained that the app was disseminating content generated by them and protected by copyright without authorisation from the creators. Access to the platform - which is the fourth most-used messaging service in the country - will be suspended from Monday but it...