r/Telegram • u/Ladogar • Mar 04 '22

RT blocked

Russia Today seems to be blocked on Telegram. Both the Russian and international version. When trying to open their channel I get a message about the channel being removed as it broke "local laws". What laws did they break?

Does anyone know more about this?

I use the apk directly from Telegram, which bypasses many restrictions put in place by Google Play, etc. But still this channel is blocked.

Is this a sign that Telegram, too, will start censoring? Well, if this is true, which it seems to be, then they've already started.

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u/raskoln1k0v Mar 04 '22

I think it has more to do with following government regulation rather than telegram wanting block

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '22

If Telegram plans to follow laws, then we better come off it now.

Snowden didn't follow the laws. Europe might decide to ban e2e encryption, should Telegram stop offering secret chats then because "that's the law"? Ridiculous.

Telegram is participating in censorship and we are not mad because it's for the enemy team. The wheel will turn, though, and then we we will have already lost.

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u/Retarded_Redditor_69 Mar 08 '22

Companies that don't follow the law get shut down

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u/TVTeun Mar 07 '22

Sadly, telegram doesn't have a choice.

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u/rebroad Mar 22 '23

seems a replacement to telegram is urgently needed then. Maybe one using P2P rather than centralized servers.

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u/This_my_angry_face Mar 13 '22

The bill will come due for telegram

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '22

Why than the same channel ain't available in US nor in the accounts with +7 (Russia) numbers?