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Ukraine Asks if Telegram, Its Favorite App, Is a Sleeper Agent


About 70 percent of Ukraine's population uses Telegram as their main source of news, but the government is worried that the app is being used as a method of disinformation and spying by Russia. They are trying to pivot to apps like Signal instead, but it is difficult to break the habit of such a majority of the country.
in reply to discimus

Imagine entire country using coms software operated by the enemy.

Are these people idiots or just don't care for national security?

in reply to granolabar

Imagine entire country using coms software operated by the enemy.


Do I get it right that you know that

  • Pavel Durov (the creator of Telegram) has left Russia after refusing to give government information on Ukrainians during 2014 protests (from his previous project - VK, also used by both people in Russia and Ukraine)
  • Russian government's most extensive blocking campaign/attempt was targeted at Telegram
  • Telegram's headquarters are in UAE

and still somehow make a conclusion that "it is operated by the enemy" (assuming that by enemy you mean Russian government)? I'd like to learn more about this logic :)

in reply to Bobr

There are some credible rumors that Durov had financial issues during the pandemic and went back to Russia to strike some sort of deal with the regime there, which would also explain why since then there have been no further attempts to block Telegram in Russia.
in reply to discimus

The dictatorship in Ukraine has bigger problems than Telegram if you ask me.


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in reply to Itzz Me

It's worth noting that we don't know exactly why they called the cops. It appears the cops didn't know who he was until they had him pull down his mask. I'm guessing he was quite the sight after several days on the run, and probably several nights without much sleep.
in reply to Itzz Me

Mario says that a parasite which killed your liver is good actually as long as it's acting as a liver

in reply to Garibaldee

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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

This doesn’t mean giving the FBI or other agencies a direct line into content, it means Meta, Apple and Google should have the means, the keys to provide content when warranted to do so by a court. Right now they cannot, Police chiefs and other agencies describe this situation as “going dark” and they want it to change.


If anyone has the ability to do that then it's not encrypted.

It also means that any "security" from China they're touting is bypassed by simpling gaining access to these backdoors and thus access to everything with no effort.

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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

They just want to legalize what they already have so they can use it publicly.


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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

To my European mind, 50K is a very high salary
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in reply to Andrzej3K [none/use name]

Salary only has meaning when contextualized against the cost of living. As a European, you don't worry about going bankrupt and ending up on the street if you get sick, you likely enjoy functional public transit, and so on.