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I found it somewhat funny that a few weeks ago, there was a discussion in Germany about banning Telegram for spreading Coronavirus misinformation and giving cov
by xg15 5y ago
I found it somewhat funny that a few weeks ago, there was a discussion in Germany about banning Telegram for spreading Coronavirus misinformation and giving covid deniers a space to organise. (Though to admit, it was never banned in the end)
Feed forward to last week and Telegram is hailed as a beacon of free speech in Russia and as one of the last options for Russians to find out the truth...
- HWR_14 5y agoOne German minister suggested it be banned. A few NGOs agreed. And a couple officials thought it might be against the App Stores' EULAs and should be discussed with Google/Apple. Let's not overstate the support for it.
- im3w1l 5y agoThose statements were moves in a bargaining game where the real goal was to get telegram to take down certain channels. Telegram ended up doing just that. Germany's Interior minister, who threatened to shut telegram down, explained that "the pressure is working" https://www.dw.com/en/telegram-blocks-over-60-channels-in-germany-report/a-60752775 https://www.dw.com/en/telegram-blocks-over-60-channels-in-ge...