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by thrwway34 1991 days ago
Because Russians want easy access to conversations.
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ffpip 1990 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia
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thrwway34 1990 days ago
Just a PR stunt - during this 'blocking' Russia Today, their Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government entities managed to create accounts in Telegram.
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ffpip 1990 days ago
Because circumventing blocks is easy with Telegram. They weren't able to block the app.

I've used the app. Proxies are a click away. Even an average user can run them with a single click.

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