New Delhi, June 21 -- The Delhi high court's decision upholding the Centre's temporary ban on Telegram has put the spotlight on platform regulation in India. The court held that the government had sufficient material to justify the blocking order.

Experts said the judgment raises important questions: can the government block an entire digital platform and what are the implications of the ruling for other messaging apps? Mint explains

On Wednesday, the Centre blocked Telegram until 22 June following recommendations from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the department of higher education ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination on 21 June.

The government alleged that organised networks were using the platform to circulate purported exami...