Telegram blocks two channels used by Hamas for Android users, blaming Google Play Store guidelines, after Pavel Durov resisted calls to shut down Hamas channels (Wes Davis/The Verge)

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Telegram blocks two channels used by Hamas for Android users, blaming Google Play Store guidelines, after Pavel Durov resisted calls to shut down Hamas channels  —  Social messaging platform Telegram has blocked channels used by Hamas, but only on Android phones due to violations of Google’s app store guidelines.