XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, talk.politics.misc, alt.censorship   
   From: gaussianblue@tilde.pink   
      
   Anton Shepelev  writes:   
      
   >D. Ray:   
      
   >> Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on   
   >> Saturday allegedly as part of an investigation into his   
   >> platform for not having enough "moderation."   
      
   >It is not so much about moderation as about his pricipal   
   >refusal to disclose the encryption keys to third parties   
   >(including the Russian government).   
      
   >Considering the extensive use of Telegram by the Russian   
   >military as a means of secure communication on the Ukrainian   
   >front (for lack of a better one), the sad joke here is the   
   >they arrested our Chief of Communications.  Rumours have it   
   >that Durov has anticipated his arrest and activated a   
   >security protocol ensuring the French not get access.   
      
   IIRC Telegram's founder originally fled Russia and went to Israel.   
   The Russian authorities had difficulties tracking down people   
   who were writing things that were against the official line   
   of the regime on Telegram. So the Russian authorities got annoyed   
   by Telegram and Telegram's founder had to flee Russia.   
   The Russian authorities even slowed down the speed of   
   internet connections to Telegram's servers inside Russia   
   on February 2022 and in the 6 following months. I wonder   
   if the internet speed for connections to Telegram's servers is   
   still artificially being slowed down.   
   I'm trying to figure out whether   
   I understand you correctly. Are you saying that Telegram   
   is an official means of communication for the Russian military   
   on the Ukrainian front? Or are you saying that Telegram is used   
   on the front as a normal means of communication? Used mainly   
   by soldiers. To keep in touch with their circle of friends. Any   
   people anywhere in the world would use Telegram to keep in touch with   
   their circle of friends. Not just Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian   
   front. And are you saying that Telegram is not a means of   
   communication used by Russian military officials on the   
   Ukrainian front? To transmit orders for example.   
      
   (snip)   
      
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