Synopsis
Reliance Jio has denied allegations of sabotaging Telegram access outside India. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov claimed BGP hijacking was used. Experts note ambiguity in Durov's statements, with one mentioning Reliance Communications (AS18101) and a snapshot showing the same. Reliance Jio Infocomm (AS55836) was not named in the snapshot. Jio states it follows global best practices for network operations.Listen to this article in summarized format
Reliance Jio has clarified that it was not involved in any kind of border gateway protocol (BGP) route misconfiguration following Telegram's founder and CEO Pavel Durov allegations on social media platform X that the operator was sabotaging access to the app for people outside India by using BGP hijacking.Durov had termed the sabotage intentional and also linked it to a competitive war as Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, has a stake in Reliance Jio.
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"Recent posts on X have led to speculation regarding Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (AS55836) and a BGP route misconfiguration. We categorically clarify that Jio has not been involved in any such incident. Jio continues to operate its network in accordance with global Internet routing best practices and the highest standards of reliability, security, and transparency," the Mukesh Ambani-owned company said on X.
