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I think it's in Telegrams best interest to make a big deal out of this. More positively, not going quietly into the night when faced with state repression is p

I think it's in Telegrams best interest to make a big deal out of this. More positively, not going quietly into the night when faced with state repression is pretty much in line with their ideals. I can totally see why they'd want to fight it out. On the cynical side, grand standing here is great for PR.

azangru 8y ago
> I think it's in Telegrams best interest to make a big deal out of this. > On the cynical side, grand standing here is great for PR. Totally, I get this. Pavel Durov even issued a statement at some point saying that Telegram's will keep defying the Russian authorities having the best interest of their users in mind. A veritable Robin Hood, wouldn't you know. I can't imagine how breaking of half the Internet that ensued could have been in the best interest of the public.
- vezycash 8y ago
  Telegram didn't break the internet. The government did.
  - azangru 8y ago
    No argument there. The government did. In response to Telegram's stance. I mean, we know that the government (the Russian government in particular, or the government in general) is evil. Do we want to unleash their evil upon ourselves, that's what I am asking.
    - infinity0 8y ago
      They already "unleashed their evil" and it was shown to be pretty ineffective, lol
    - konart 8y ago
      >Do we want to unleash their evil upon ourselves, that's what I am asking. Yes we, who are not slaves, do want this if this is what it takes to get freedom.