India Stops Telegram for Exam Safety

印度為保障考試安全封鎖 Telegram

Jun 17, 2026, 19:30

Introduction

The Indian government stopped people from using Telegram. They did this to keep a big school exam safe.

印度政府禁止民眾使用 Telegram，是為了確保一場大型學校考試的安全。

Main Body

The government blocked Telegram until June 22, 2026. They also stopped people from changing old messages. Bad people used the app to sell fake exam papers to students for money.

政府封鎖 Telegram 直到 2026 年 6 月 22 日，並禁止使用者修改舊訊息。不法分子利用該軟體向學生收取金錢以販售假試卷。

Police found groups of people who cheated. These people lied about the exam papers. The government tried to stop small groups first, but it did not work. So, they blocked the whole app.

警方發現了作弊集團，這些人對試卷內容造假。政府起初嘗試封鎖小規模群組，但沒有成效，因此決定封鎖整個軟體。

Telegram is now angry. They went to a court in Delhi. Telegram says the ban is unfair to 150 million users. They say people will just use other apps to cheat.

Telegram 目前對此感到憤怒，已向德里法院提起訴訟。Telegram 認為此禁令對 1.5 億用戶並不公平，且民眾只會轉用其他軟體來作弊。

Conclusion

The court is now looking at the problem. They want to decide if the government was right.

法院目前正在審理此問題，旨在判定政府的行為是否正確。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 Word Power: Action Words (Past Tense)

In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of a word.

Stop $\rightarrow$ Stopped
Block $\rightarrow$ Blocked
Use $\rightarrow$ Used

Wait! Some words are "rebels" and change completely. You just have to memorize them:

Find $\rightarrow$ Found
Go $\rightarrow$ Went
Say $\rightarrow$ Said

🔍 Simple Patterns

Look at how we describe people and things:

Fake exam papers (Adjective $\rightarrow$ Thing)
Small groups (Adjective $\rightarrow$ Thing)
Unfair ban (Adjective $\rightarrow$ Thing)

Tip: In English, we put the describing word before the object.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)

The group of people who control a country

Example:The government makes new laws for the city.

blocked (v.)

Stopped something from moving or happening

Example:The road was blocked because of the rain.

fake (adj.)

Not real; a copy made to trick people

Example:He bought a fake watch that looked real.

cheated (v.)

Acted dishonestly to win or pass a test

Example:The student cheated by looking at his phone during the exam.

unfair (adj.)

Not right or not equal for everyone

Example:It is unfair that only one person gets the prize.

ban (n.)

A rule that says something is not allowed

Example:There is a ban on smoking in the building.

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