As Telegram ban tightens, workaround options are slim for Russians

As Telegram ban tightens, workaround options are slim for Russians

6 years ago
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https://www.techradar.com/news/as-telegram-ban-tightens-workaround-options-are-slim-for-russians

Russia has made it abundantly clear: If the government can’t see its citizens’ conversations, then they just can’t have them.

In mid-April, the country’s top spy agency FSB moved to block Telegram - a wildly popular messaging app that allows users to send encoded chats - after the company refused to hand over the keys that would allow the agency to decrypt the conversations.

As Telegram ban tightens, workaround options are slim for Russians

May 1, 2018, 11:17am UTC
https://www.techradar.com/news/as-telegram-ban-tightens-workaround-options-are-slim-for-russians >Russia has made it abundantly clear: If the government can’t see its citizens’ conversations, then they just can’t have them. >In mid-April, the country’s top spy agency FSB moved to block Telegram - a wildly popular messaging app that allows users to send encoded chats - after the company refused to hand over the keys that would allow the agency to decrypt the conversations.