However, I do know that the US is restricting access to several resistance telegram channels so I speculate that information through other means will face stronger censorship as the war continues.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Are they? I see the US is gathering IP addresses and phone numbers of Telegram users, but actually restricting access? How?

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yep, it looks like this:

I found this reported in some Iranian telegram Channels. To be clear, this only affects US users that visit popular resistance channels and maybe(?) European users as well. From other countries, there are no restrictions as far as I read.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wow, I couldn't find this at all by searching for it. Internet search is dead.

So as far as I can tell (and that means shit these days, as evidenced by the fact that I couldn't even look up the US restricting access like this), there's no actual local laws that they're violating. The app store monopolies (at the behest of the US) are simply able to dictate what content the apps are allowed to display, this is just a figleaf to hide their hands on the scale.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, I found this report(and several more) in various Resistance Telegram channels that I follow. In this case, the user was unable to see t.me/DDGeopolitics. If you are in the USA, you can try to check if you have the same message as well.

Also, this censorship is not new. In 2025, workers.org published this article regarding this: https://www.workers.org/2025/06/86197/

Many channels, ranging from @unity_of_fields to the official channels of many Palestinian, Lebanese and other resistance organizations, are blocked on the versions of Telegram downloaded from Apple and Google stores.

While the versions of Telegram downloaded from the website are still vulnerable to regional censorship — for example, the block on our old channel, @samidounnetwork, in many locations, that on RNN (@PalestineResist) in many areas, particularly in Europe and other regional blocks on Palestinian, Lebanese and Yemeni resistance organizations — they are better options than those on the App Store/Play Store for accessing important content.

Taking this into account, it wouldn't be surprising if this censorship expands to Iranian related channels.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I seem to be able to view it? I suspect it's because I'm viewing it from my browser, and it's just the apps enforcing edicts because it's not actually something being implemented by local US law.