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Ukraine Asks if Telegram, Its Favorite App, Is a Sleeper Agent (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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About 70 percent of Ukraine's population uses Telegram as their main source of news, but the government is worried that the app is being used as a method of disinformation and spying by Russia. They are trying to pivot to apps like Signal instead, but it is difficult to break the habit of such a majority of the country.

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

Russia literally wants Ukraine wiped out and yet the idiots unable to change an app on their phone because "network effects and habit"

The thing with Zelensky's propaganda is that externally (with people familiar with the situation only from CNN (or whever you get your information from..)) it works an order of magnitude better than internally.. :)

So "idiots" use Telegram because not only they see no threat in it (why would they?), but also because it helps to avoid the very real threat of "lawful mobilization actions" by the government.

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

Russia larper spotted

Cheers!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I hear this quite often :)

Every Ukrainian who doesnt want to die for Zelensky is a Russian, yeah yeah yeah heard that one more times than I can count.

Cheers :)

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People using russian talking-points will get called russin, big surprise

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

Is anything I've said a lie though? Or maybe misinformation? Or maybe I'm manipulating facts? Or maybe "Russian talking-points" is how you label inconvenient truth that you are not willing to accept? :)

Debunk what I've said, show everyone that I'm just a Russian propagandist (or even better - a bot) spreading lies and deceptions!
Ah yeah right, why do that if calling someone a "Russian larper" is a good enough argument for some folks... :)

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

The burden of proof lies with you. You allege that CNN is zelensky-Propaganda. Now prove it. Then I will believe you.

Until then you're just spreading russian Propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sure, what exactly would you like to have a proof for?

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

Zelensky's Propaganda

Oh my...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I know, right? I was also shocked when I discovered that it's not just the evil-evil Russia who does the propaganda thing! :)

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

As if telegram was better than signal in avoiding state sniffing. Security by design is always better than security by trust.