ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) announced on Saturday that the ban on the Telegram messaging application will be lifted nationwide after the platform’s management pledged to comply with Iraqi legal and regulatory requirements.
In a statement carried by the state-run Iraqi News Agency, the commission said Telegram service would resume “across all parts of Iraq” once the Ministry of Communications completes the required technical procedures through approved internet gateways.
The CMC said the decision followed “pledges made by the application’s management to comply with regulatory requirements.”
Telegram had been suspended in Iraq since May 3, excluding the Kurdistan Region. The platform is widely used across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, with around 16 million users.
According to the Commission, Telegram’s management agreed to implement measures related to “content moderation, user protection, and compliance with the legal frameworks in force in Iraq.