Telegram just had its domain suspended. I warned people of the dangers of Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, and similar platforms, but did anyone listen? Nope.
Telegram was not the worst solution even, but the problem with it is it's a centralized network that demands critical meta data that can and is undoubtedly being used like an ID. Before the government and nutjobs wanted to start demanding everyone ID to 'protect the children' on social media Telegram was already doing it (as was siganl)!
BUT Telegram like Signal has always been at risk of being shutdown or otherwise targeted through other avenues by the authorities. Telegram's founder was pressured to do things like suspend 'terrorist' channels, and did. They shut down libertarian channels too. And if you think your safe your not. They can do the same for 'right wing' and 'left wing' channels just as easily.
I don't know what is behind the suspension ... but I imagine we'll find out soon enough.
For a bit of background France (?maybe on behalf of the US not that it matters much?) kidnapped the found of Telegram in order to 'gain control' of the platform. The french government claimed Telegram didn't respond when it was in fact that Telegram actually did. They accepted inquires from law enforcement through official channels defined in treaties and international law. The french simply weren't obeying the law and thus not getting a response. Thus their excuse for the kidnapping of the founder was unjustified and actually an attack on free expression as a whole. They didn't want the platform to exist and created a problem to justify demanding it be shutdown or otherwise come under the control of France or whichever power that be wanted it in that country.
Telegram was not the worst solution even, but the problem with it is it's a centralized network that demands critical meta data that can and is undoubtedly being used like an ID. Before the government and nutjobs wanted to start demanding everyone ID to 'protect the children' on social media Telegram was already doing it (as was siganl)!
BUT Telegram like Signal has always been at risk of being shutdown or otherwise targeted through other avenues by the authorities. Telegram's founder was pressured to do things like suspend 'terrorist' channels, and did. They shut down libertarian channels too. And if you think your safe your not. They can do the same for 'right wing' and 'left wing' channels just as easily.
I don't know what is behind the suspension ... but I imagine we'll find out soon enough.
For a bit of background France (?maybe on behalf of the US not that it matters much?) kidnapped the found of Telegram in order to 'gain control' of the platform. The french government claimed Telegram didn't respond when it was in fact that Telegram actually did. They accepted inquires from law enforcement through official channels defined in treaties and international law. The french simply weren't obeying the law and thus not getting a response. Thus their excuse for the kidnapping of the founder was unjustified and actually an attack on free expression as a whole. They didn't want the platform to exist and created a problem to justify demanding it be shutdown or otherwise come under the control of France or whichever power that be wanted it in that country.
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