Telegram domain t.me suddenly blocked worldwide – an alarming signal for the fight for Internet freedom
As someone who closely monitors digital infrastructure and global technological conflicts, this is concerning. The operator of the .me domain zone (doMEn, supported by the Montenegrin government) has blocked t.me
Telegram's main domain. The consequences are global in scale:
t.me links no longer open in browsers (if yours still works, it means your DNS cache hasn't expired yet).
Websites using Telegram for comments are down (including many independent platforms).
Business widgets and quick-access buttons linked to Telegram have stopped working.
Telegram still works within the app, and the team quickly switched to telegram.me as a workaround. But full link functionality remains broken, as content is still tied to the blocked domain.
The reason? Unknown for now. It could be a legal dispute, but there's no confirmation yet.
My take:
This has nothing to do with Roskomnadzor — the issue affects users worldwide. Whoever is behind this, using a national domain as a weapon against one of the world's largest messaging platforms is dangerous. It shows how vulnerable the open internet is when governments or private organizations can shut down critical domains without warning.
We need stronger protection for digital infrastructure. Such arbitrary blocks undermine trust and punish millions of innocent users.
Do you think this is a coincidence, or something more sinister?
