• @[email protected]
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    3 months ago

    Sure its is. Russia has the keys so they can snoop. Its encrypted though so just the kremlin can read it. Enjoy.

    Its funny how what is out there can’t be comprehended by those who only see what they want to see. If he wasn’t in putins pocket he would have fell out a window by now. The rest is just a sad song and dance that the weak minded buy into.

    • John Richard
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      93 months ago

      The comment where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter

    • iagomago
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      43 months ago

      Durov has been blacklisted in Russia because he refused to cooperate with Putin’s government on several occasions.

        • @[email protected]
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          63 months ago

          It was “blocked” for 2 years, though there was a problem accessing it for only a month or so as Telegram developers implemented ways to avoid the ban. In 2 years the government officials decided that Telegram made enough effort to block extremist materials to remove themselves from the embarrassment. Now they probably think “why didn’t we trick Durov to visit us and just arrest him like France did”.

          • @[email protected]
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            33 months ago

            I am fairly convinced that it was either theater from the beginning, or some agreement was reached before it was “unblocked”. RKN doesn’t care about “embarrassment” or collateral damage if they want to do something.

            • @[email protected]
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              03 months ago

              I don’t see any agreement possible just because Russia had literally nothing to offer to Telegram.

              • @[email protected]
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                43 months ago

                Telegram is VERY popular there. What it has to offer are users who would see ads and pay for the subscription.

                • @[email protected]
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                  03 months ago

                  But the ban was only somewhat effective for like a month, then Telegram found a way to avoid it. In two years no one even felt like it was banned. So what could Russia offer to Telegram? Literally nothing.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    23 months ago

                    There was still some convenience added (for example, iirc the main website was blocked).