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I think they could do it. In Germany, Telegram is often cited by media as a platform for (illegal) right-wing, antivax and hatespeech. Some politicians openly d
by littlecranky67 5y ago
I think they could do it. In Germany, Telegram is often cited by media as a platform for (illegal) right-wing, antivax and hatespeech. Some politicians openly demand to go ofter Telegram and/or block it. So google could kill two birds with one stone here. At least remove it from the Play Store in some countries.
- kaladin-jasnah 5y agoI believe it is the same in the US. Although at the same time half my friends use it at our (critical) communication platform. So it's not in our best interests.
- littlecranky67 5y agoTelegram is basically opposed to any kind of censorship which is IMHO a good thing. Western politicians are outraged as hatespeech, murder threats, right-wing paroles etc. are openly distributed through Telegram and demand regulation/takedown. At the same time, when protesters in Belarus or HongKong use Telgram to coordinate and those Governments demand takedown, the West screams oppression and demands freedom of speech. In general I am pro Telegram, as I think any democracy needs to have censorship-free communication for whistleblowers etc. and to prevent attacks against democracy itself. Even if this means we have to live with stupid/illegal opinions being expressed too.