Plays into Russia's hands, actually. Russia has been pushing for a nationalist approach to messaging, rather than having its citizens use Telegram (ironically,

Plays into Russia's hands, actually. Russia has been pushing for a nationalist approach to messaging, rather than having its citizens use Telegram (ironically, developed by the Russian who created VKontakte.) Nations that lean authoritarian are teching up their sovereign walled gardens, banning external/ungovernable services as soon as it's feasible. The long play is to knuckle under and defer to local governments, as Amazon, Google and Facebook have shown.