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[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

Summary

  1. Durov arrested in Bourget airport, police sources say
  2. Telegram says Durov has nothing to hide
  3. Durov has French and UAE citizenship
  4. Russia says Durov's rights should be respected
  5. Russian lawmaker: freedom of speech is dead in Europe
[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"The encrypted Telegram, with clo...."

Just a remidner that Telegramm is NOT encrypted by default (you need to Start a secret chat) and groups are NEVER encrypted

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Correction: Telegram is not E2EE by default, it is encrypted tho.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fair point. But weaker encrypted as for example WhatsApp, which at least tells you its e2e, even if meta holds the keys.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Elon Musk, billionaire owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said after reports of Durov's detention: "It's 2030 in Europe and you’re being executed for liking a meme."

Elmo. Dude. Get your shit together. Stop with the drugs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow, this guy is either really fucking dumb or he assumes everyone else is. My only fear is that he might be just right enough about the latter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

eel-on-musk dunning-kruger noises intensify

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago

Don't mix our precious Elmo with this clown! 😭

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Kiss digital privacy good bye in France

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is unrelated to privacy. Telegram isn't even a private messenger...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is to do with content moderation not encryption.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These two are intertwined though. And the main alternative Meta also has its fair share of allowing criminal content, fake news and propaganda. The question is, who gets to control it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

How are they intertwined? Telegram allows public posts and livestreaming, neither of which they moderate. That's nothing to do with encryption and everything to do with pushing the legal boundaries they knew existed.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

What has Telegram got to do with privacy? Russia banning Signal but not Telegram tells you all you need to know.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There exists digital privacy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Anonymity, no. But content privacy yes. Whether Telegram is actually private or can MITM content is another question entirely.