SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters are calling on North Macedonia’s government to crack down on private messaging groups sharing unauthorized and often explicit photographs and videos of women and girls. The demonstration on Wednesday followed revelations that one chat group on the encrypted platform Telegram shared photos and videos with more than 7,000 members. Some users posted the names and addresses of the featured girls and women. North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev threatened last week to block Telegram if it refused to provide greater assistance in shutting down the chat group and others like it. The interior minister says four people were recently arrested in connection with the case.
