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US sanctions on VPN provider break Telegram short links globally

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

US Treasury sanctions against First VPN services inadvertently disrupted Telegram's t.me short links, causing millions of web links to break worldwide. The outage affected users globally as the t.me domain was caught in the sanctions enforcement. Telegram has not yet commented on the incident or provided a timeline for restoration.

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This incident highlights the unintended consequences of broad sanctions targeting tech infrastructure, where legitimate services can be collateral damage.
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