It's disappointing that this kind of thing is possible in relation to the sophistication and competence of a regime. Or maybe I should say that 2020 is a disap

It's disappointing that this kind of thing is possible in relation to the sophistication and competence of a regime. Or maybe I should say that 2020 is a disappointment, from a 2005 perspective. The internet was supposed to be free. The ability to use it for political change democratically was supposed to be built in, innate. This wasn't supposed to be a rare and fortunate blip, a soon-to-be-closed loophole in an app that . Internal security office around the world are currently reviewing their susceptibility to Telegram-based "attacks." Even in democratic countries, we're increasingly seeing the internet's ability to lead to political organizing as dubious... something that must be controlled.