The weekend was marked by the following news: The National Court made a request from Spanish operators. Completely blocking access to Telegram. Once notification is received, the maximum time to execute the order will be three hours. According to the judge, the blocking request stems from the “persistent infringement of the intellectual property rights” of plaintiffs such as Movistar and EGEDA (Audiovisual Producers Services Association).

These injunctions were requested due to the lack of cooperation from authorities in the Virgin Islands, where Telegram is headquartered. Authorities would not respond to Telegram’s request to be notified of the court order, which stated that “there are no other measures available that could stop the recurrence of the reported events.”

At the time of writing this article, access is still possible From Spain to both the website and the Telegram app. We will explain how the block is expected to work and what steps you can take to prevent loss of access to the service.

How does blocking Telegram work?

The Central Instruction Court No. 005 of Madrid published some technical details about the blockade by decree. They order operators to block access to the Telegram website (including all domains) as well as its iOS and Android applications.

Requested in case of pages disable linking to websites (URL) In the case of applications, the request is the same: “Disable IP addresses, protocols, ports, and other connectivity elements to suspend application operation.”

In the past, blocking access to websites and applications was done via DNS if these blocks were carried out by operators. How does such a lock work?

DNS (Domain Name System) servers are responsible for translating web addresses into IP addresses. When you access xataka.com, DNS translates the domain into an IP so your computer knows how to connect to it.

Operators can block access to websites very easily. Just filter the IP addresses in DNS so that our device does not respond to the request. Translation? We will not be able to connect to this IP Therefore, access to the page will not be possible.

Who should enforce the blockade?. The court asked all Spanish operators that they must take action within a maximum of three hours after receiving the notification.

• Vodafone Spain
• Orange Spain
• Orange Spain Virtual
• MASMOVİL IBERCOM
• Digi Spain Telecom
• Telefónica Spain and Telefónica Móviles España
• AVTEL TELECOM
• ADAMO TELECOM IBERIA
• AIR NETWORKS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
• PROCON

Since demand is directed at large telecommunications groups, low-cost operators under their umbrella will also be affected by the blockade.

How to bypass Telegram blocking

First of all, let’s state this; Although the court requested that connections to the sites and applications be blocked and disabled, no response has yet been received from the operators.

This means we don’t know the details of how the blocking will happen. However, it is likely to be done using traditional methods, so There are two main ways to avoid this:

Telegram has a local proxy option. You can add them manually or connect to a public network (the latter is less recommended).

• Use of proxy in Telegram: Telegram application has a native option to protect our identity through the use of proxy. A proxy server is a computer that acts as follows: Intermediary between our device and the target server (in this case the Telegram server). Instead of making a direct request to the Telegram server from our mobile phone or computer, we connect to that intermediate server.

In this way we mask our IP address (the server will receive the proxy’s IP address, not ours), so for practical purposes we will not be able to access it as Spanish users unless the proxy is connected to a national IP. Before we start using a free proxy, we should take into account that our data will pass through it, so we must be careful when using it.

Just download the VPN and follow the steps mentioned by the apps.

• VPN usage. The second way to mask our connection is to use a VPN, a private network. VPNs allow you to hide all connection information of the device, while the proxy is limited only to the application for which we configured that proxy. VPN allows you to create a local network without its members being physically connected to each other. This way your traffic will go to the VPN server first and then to the destination. It’s a great way for your service provider I don’t know what you are achieving. A free suggestion is to choose Warp, Cloudflare’s free VPN.

In case You have already downloaded the Telegram appIn principle, you should still be able to access it and your chats. When DNS is blocked, chat will not be possible since there is no connection to the server. Using proxy will solve Simply. If you haven’t downloaded the app, using a VPN is the best solution. It will be necessary to be able to log into the service.

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