Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France - eviltoast
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      4 months ago

      What has Telegram got to do with privacy? Russia banning Signal but not Telegram tells you all you need to know.

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        4 months ago

        These two are intertwined though. And the main alternative Meta also has its fair share of allowing criminal content, fake news and propaganda. The question is, who gets to control it.

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          How are they intertwined? Telegram allows public posts and livestreaming, neither of which they moderate. That’s nothing to do with encryption and everything to do with pushing the legal boundaries they knew existed.

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        Anonymity, no. But content privacy yes. Whether Telegram is actually private or can MITM content is another question entirely.