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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/35909566

SMH @ activists using techno-fascist platforms for communications during an operation subject to state-actor level interference. I thought we recognised and acknowledged this problem 15-20 years ago already.

https://xcancel.com/CraigMurrayOrg/status/1965431513320927706

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[–] bobzer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Telegram is owned by Russian Elon Musk and the FSB. Avoid it if you can.

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you fight against USrael, russia seems like a good idea. Worked for Snowden.

[–] bobzer@lemmy.zip 0 points 22 hours ago

They're both shitty imperialist countries responsible for wars and genocide.

I'll take neither, thanks.

[–] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, just looked the guy up on Wiki. Yeah, Russian Elon musk seems about right.

We don't use Telegram and I never plan to.

[–] bobzer@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, 100+ kids is fucking wild.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Durov only founded Telegram after he left Russia over Maidan. He was, however, recently arrested by the French, so...

[–] Rose@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He left it performatively. Since then, he's secretly visited Russia, one time just around its unblocking in Russia, while pretending to be a fugitive.

Edit: Here's an article on that.