Iraq's telecom ministry revoked the ban on Telegram over the weekend, days after the agency blocked the chat app for security reasons.

According to a translated statement by the ministry, it said that it lifted the ban on Telegram due to "the response of the company that owns the application to the requirements of the security authorities." These requirements included demanding from Telegram to reveal sources who were leaking data of officials and citizens.

Telegram has demonstrated willingness to cooperate with the authorities regarding security issues, the ministry added, stating that it "does not oppose freedom of speech."

The company told Reuters that it prohibits users from uploading any private information to the platform without permission. The operator of the messaging app, Telegram, did not disclose any private user information to the Iraqi authorities, according to the publication.

"We can confirm that our moderators took down several channels sharing personal data. However, we can also confirm that no private user data was requested from Telegram and that none has been shared," the company told the publication in a statement.

Last week, Iraq banned the chat app saying that many channels were publishing citizen's private data such as names, addresses, and family ties with other people. At that time, the ministry said that Telegram — which has more than 800 million users globally — didn't respond to its requests, and as a result, the country banned the app.

Iraq has come under attack from many worldwide regarding internet censorship. The nation had closed the internet a couple of times within its borders to prevent cheating at various exam times in recent months. In July, Amnesty International warned that how draft laws in the country can allow the government to have absolute power to punish the ones who criticize the authorities.