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• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not certain and doesn’t make him an angel.

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  • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Definitively certain and I didn’t call anyone an angel, so no idea why bring such a thing up.

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well if anything such obviously advertising him as a fighter against the regime, while Telegram is not banned in Russia, is definitively certain for you - just go on.

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      • weirdcarrotmonster@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Telegram is not banned in Russia in the same way YouTube isn’t. They fight it by attempting to decrease service quality, prompting users to switch platforms. In last few months connectivity without VPN degraded noticeably. It just happens that since it’s official ban (2018-2020) telegram evolved to be pretty resilient to blocking, and it’s easier to declare “yeah we signed a deal with Durov he works with us now, unbanned” than look like fools while blocking 1% of all IPv4 addresses (im not kidding) with no result.

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      • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Telegram is not banned in Ukraine either. There also are no Ukrainian sections against the founder.

        I also did not call him a fighter against the regime. You have a vivid imagination.

        Russia tried blocking Telegram once but Telegram relies on AWS and Google Cloud, so the blocking attempt backfired, leading to half the internet unusable in Russia, leading to quick back paddling by the Kremlin.

        Since Telegram is not banned in either country, it’s the best source for unfiltered news from the front.

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