Google and Apple Order Telegram To Nuke Channel Over Taylor Swift Piracy (torrentfreak.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Instant messaging client Telegram has for the first time blocked access to an entire channel following pressure from Google and Apple. A channel, called Any Suitable Pop, was found distributing copyright infringed copies of songs from Taylor Swift's new album 'Reputation'. It's understood that following complaints from Universal Music, Google and Apple ordered Telegram to take action.

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so google and apple control the net now?

[Anonymous Coward]

because everything has been "app-ified", they can just threaten to delete an app off billions of devices if you don't play along with whatever they demand?

fuck that.