Ukraine Asks if Telegram, Its Favorite App, Is a Sleeper Agent
Ukraine Asks if Telegram, Its Favorite App, Is a Sleeper Agent
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.
Imagine entire country using coms software operated by the enemy.
Are these people idiots or just don't care for national security?
Do I get it right that you know that
and still somehow make a conclusion that "it is operated by the enemy" (assuming that by enemy you mean Russian government)? I'd like to learn more about this logic :)
There are some credible rumors that Durov had financial issues during the pandemic and went back to Russia to strike some sort of deal with the regime there, which would also explain why since then there have been no further attempts to block Telegram in Russia.
Didn't Pavel get arrested in France?
Every social media that isn't under anglo american control is a possible threat to the current global order. We have all seen this.
Of course they would do that. Nobody would use it if the server was in putin's bedroom.
Unless it's auditted and open source then you should assume its spyware.
A girl can leave Russia but Russia never leaves the girl;)
How naive are you?
Even if everything you say can be assumed to be true, the risk from national security perspective is unacceptable during a time of war.
Are you suggesting that the global reliance on Microsoft by every government could potentially pose an issue?
Obviously yes, it is catastrophic for security to use windows, macos, android, ios. Anyone trusting this software is a fool.
Indeed but my point here is that Ukraine is at war with Russia...
Ukraine is not at war with US. So risk is Microsoft being imbeciles... Russia literally wants Ukraine wiped out and yet the idiots unable to change an app on their phone because "network effects and habit"
Just wow
Kek.
That could never happen!
looks at western countries and tik toc
Social media is a theater of war. Manipulating citizens of a country slowly and insidiously over time is a huge win that inflicts no casualties on your own populace.