• LWD@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    The fact is that the FSB is only a threat to those with Russian citizenship or who live within the Russian Federation

    Two things:

    1. Your focus on FSB this, FSB that is based on your refusal to read past the title
    2. Maybe you missed it, but Russia is engaged in a war of aggression against Ukraine (a country where people use Telegram). Not only is this a good reason for Ukrainians to not use it, but the post makes a compelling case that nobody should (see: network effect).

    There are reasons for Westerners not to use Telegram.

    And if you read the blog, you’d have seen them.

    It’s hard not to be condescending when you proudly wallow in self-induced ignorance.

    Telegram’s dangers extend not just as far as Russia’s sphere of influence, but also the spheres of influence of every country that has secretly been collecting data with their express assistance. We discovered recently that Pavel Durov was hiding this fact for a long while…