Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram: Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging app
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.
Global Voices Advox (advox.globalvoices.org)
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.
Global Voices Advox (advox.globalvoices.org)
As much as I'd love to get rid of SMS and email, there's no way Russia isn't collecting and processing all of the information in this app.
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.
Global Voices Advox (advox.globalvoices.org)
I would be surprised if they banned Telegram.
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.
Global Voices Advox (advox.globalvoices.org)
It's basically a frontend to VK with functionality like that of Telegram.
Funny how much you can do if you do it slowly. Say, if 10 years ago someone would say all of Russia is moving to the only state-approved IM which is the same as VK, I think there'd be riots, LOL, even in Russia, LOL, it'd be like blocking all porn.
Since TG is most likely compromised, I think this won't be a significant change really.
Not being able to use WA for voice calls would suck though.
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.
Global Voices Advox (advox.globalvoices.org)
Back to IRC for them.
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I would be surprised if they banned Telegram.
Pavel Durov had to flee Russia after resisting Putin's influence on VK. That's public information known to everyone who cares to spend a minute reading his Wikipedia article.