> Related discussion: Not really related though, other than being messaging services. One can't simply ignore the fact that a Russian oligarch controls Telegr

> Related discussion: Not really related though, other than being messaging services. One can't simply ignore the fact that a Russian oligarch controls Telegram. That's a far bigger issue than anything in that threat you linked, which focuses on Signal and glances over the link between Telegram and the authoritarian regime that threatens the free world as part of their daily business. In fact, this very submission points out that those expressing outrage over the arrest are high-level Russian officials and people openly compromised by Russia, which even bans YouTube for posing a threat.