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There's an interesting article on how Telegram is being used here: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8828.htm/ http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0

by nemo 11y ago

There's an interesting article on how Telegram is being used here: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8828.htm/ http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8828.htm/

jszymborski 11y ago
Except, other than being a nice chat app, Telegram's encryption is snake oil http://unhandledexpression.com/2013/12/17/telegram-stand-back-we-know-maths/ http://unhandledexpression.com/2013/12/17/telegram-stand-bac...
- nemo 11y ago
  The article mentioned encryption, but I was more interested in their details on how Daesh was using it as an unmoderated platform to spread tutorials on manufacturing weapons and launching cyberattacks, calls for targeted killing and lone-wolf attacks, and Daesh's use of bots on the platform.
  - toast0 11y ago
    So he's distributing the Anarchist Cookbook?
    - nemo 11y ago
      No. Not 'he', and not just distributing how-tos. Read the link if you'd like to be aware of what's happening though.
  - jszymborski 11y ago
    If they were using something federated and secure like XMPP+OTR, sure, but Telegram is as easily moderated as any other centralised solution (they might as well be operating on an FB Profile + FB Group Chat). If the DOD/NSA/CIA/WTV wanted to shut this down (which they likely don't as this probably serves as a nice stream of data) all they need to do is shut-down Telegram's US servers, which would likely cripple the entire company financially.