Indeed, from TFA: ...authorities shut off the internet, leaving Belarusians with almost no access to independent online news outlets or social media and protes

Indeed, from TFA: ...authorities shut off the internet, leaving Belarusians with almost no access to independent online news outlets or social media and protesters seemingly without a leader. That’s where Telegram — which often remains available despite internet outages, touts the security of messages shared in the app and has been used in other protest movements — came in. Some of its channels helped unconnected, scattered rallies mature into well-coordinated action.