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Re: Russia threatens to block Telegram

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There is no such agency "Russian Federal Service". You have "Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications" which is too verbose to refer in the article.

I think a generic name such as "Russian Communications Watchdog" is better fit.

Re: Russia threatens to block Telegram

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For the amount of haters telegram had when they launched for their purported security failures, it's funny that people are looking to block it instead of silently explore its flaws

Or it is just a charade to make it look like Telegram is not controlled by the kreml

Re: Russia threatens to block Telegram

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>Fri Jun 23, 2017 | 5:00pm EDT Here is a newer article (there were a couple of developments on weekend): https://en.crimerussia.com/gromkie-dela/durov-criticizes-ros...

Ironically this website does not open from Russia (had to use a VPN to access it). Same agency's shills in Russian Duma (parliament) are planning another law banning VPN and Anonymizer services. Censorship is coming down hard, it seems...

Re: Russia threatens to block Telegram

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post #6

For the amount of haters telegram had when they launched for their purported security failures, it's funny that people are looking to block it instead of silently explore its flaws

Or it is just a charade to make it look like Telegram is not controlled by the kreml

Why would someone who has stood up to the Russian government multiple times, had a company taken away from him already for not being compliant and is now living in exile hand control of Telegram to that same government?

Re: Russia threatens to block Telegram

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post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or it is just a charade to make it look like Telegram is not controlled by the kreml

Why would someone who has stood up to the Russian government multiple times, had a company taken away from him already for not being compliant and is now living in exile hand control of Telegram to that same government?

That's the cover story you see.
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