Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
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Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#2The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels.
Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded directly from Telegram site and not the iOS/Google Play version.
The blocking happens after German minister of interior had a meeting with Telegram directors a few days ago.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#3The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels. Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded di…
I never used Telegram. How do channels work? Does Telegram has that kind of visibility into what is happening in them?
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#4The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels. Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded di…
Probably makes sense. I'm not super familiar with Telegram, but to know a channel is doing stuff that's against German law probably means that someone with access to the channel reported it to authorities.
Germany is also one of those countries that blanket bans particular groups/parties in general, which the US didn't really do until after 9/11. Banning a group chat isn't much different.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#5The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels. Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded di…
I never used Telegram. How do channels work? Does Telegram has that kind of visibility into what is happening in them?
Telegram does not have any meaningful e2e encryption (apart from 1-1 on-demand stuff nobody uses). So yes, everything is visible to Telegram.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#6The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels. Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded di…
I never used Telegram. How do channels work? Does Telegram has that kind of visibility into what is happening in them?
Telegram has, as far as I know, no revenue model at all so they most likely are mining the heck out of the users and what they post.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#7As always German laws are a mess and they want to bend freedom.
Anyway change to signal it was always the superior option.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#8The article is written in German, but with a Google Translate you can understand the just of it. Apparently Telegram added a new blocking system based on phone numbers, sorta a geo-blocking thing, and people with German phone numbers registered on their Telegram accounts aren't able to access those blocked channels. Also, unlike the previous block this one applies even to the users who are using the app downloaded di…
I never used Telegram. How do channels work? Does Telegram has that kind of visibility into what is happening in them?
As far as I understand: many people use Telegram channels as a sort of Twitter-like social media, since you can set the channel to publicly available and anyone with app can read what you wrote, and even interact with you through, like voting through giving your post an emoji or commenting on it (if you enabled comments).
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#9Avoid censorship with this one weird trick: Print the information in a book, and put it in a library, or even on a school curriculum, if you can. If anyone tries to remove the book, then we are back to the dark ages of book banning or even burning. You know who else burned books, right?
On the other hand, if the book is prevented from being published or stocked in the first place, if school or public libraries simply refuse to carry it, teachers don't assign it, or if the information is not in book form, nobody cares.
Re: Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating local laws”
#10Why do the German people allow their government to do this kind of stuff? Do they want it?