[realusername]

> I've avoided the app ever since. I can't say how, why, or when the app became compromised, but anecdotally, I was told that it was and that it was no longer a concern in Russia.

The Russian state stopped blocking Telegram after the state investments in the platform, that tells you everything you need to know about its security and the deals they must have made with the Kremlin.

If something isn't blocked in Russia right now, it's because they have access to it.

[oskarkk]

> If something isn't blocked in Russia right now, it's because they have access to it.

So WhatsApp is also controlled by Russia?

[Gys]

For a while now I just assume anything that is used/allowed in Russia and/or China is only because those states have access to the contents. They are advanced and powerful enough to ban and create alternatives. So Russia probably can access whatsapp messages. Meaning that any three letter agency can do that as well.

[diggan]

> The Russian state stopped blocking Telegram after the state investments in the platform,

Where are you getting this from? Russia has seen Telegram as an enemy since day 0, and probably had to lift their block because it didn't work at any point, Telegram was available in the country the entire time.

Have these "state investments" been reported on by some reputable organizations?

[throwaway74354]

https://www.forbes.ru/newsroom/biznes/424315-rfpi-investirov...

https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-56501991

[diggan]

So RDIF says they've invested in Telegram, Telegram says they were approached but said no. Is there any 3rd party sources for this that can confirm either side?

[roninorder]

They blocked Signal but can't do anything to their biggest enemy Telegram?