Many don't seem to understand why I object to @Telegram having unsafe, censorable public channels in an app that is promoted as a secure messenger. Some presumed I just don't understand how channels work. So let's talk about it:
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And this is where we start getting to my core concerns.
@Telegram has for years faced criticisms about the basic structure of its security by prominent cryptographers and technologists. Many defenses rely upon unbroken trust in a central authority (the company). "Trust us."Show this thread -
Trust us not to turn over data. Trust us not to read your messages. Trust us not to close your channel. Maybe
@Durov is an angel. I hope so! But angels have fallen before. Telegram should have been working to make channels decentralized—meaning outside their control—for years.Show this thread -
We've seen some improvements, and that's not nothing. But not the revolutionary rework it needs. Telegram still seems to encourage dangerous cloud messaging instead of secret chats. Experts ask "why?" And the answer is "convenience." That's unsafe.
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Governments learn slowly, but they do learn. There comes a day when it will be too late to fix these problems, and I fear it is sooner than we think.
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FYI. Thousands of opposition channels are thriving on Telegram, and we don't care what local politicians have to say about it. We enforce rules only if a particular public channel violates our very simple ToS – no public calls for violence, no porn, no copyright infringement.
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and I don't know why they are actively blocking all Amadnews channels even if that channel is newly created.https://twitter.com/NarimanGharib/status/947197718128201728 …
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This is not the case, please seehttps://twitter.com/durov/status/947226770255818752 …
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This is not a clear answer. What I am asking is:https://twitter.com/Ammir/status/947232368422739968 …
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Most of iranians uses VPN. They will continue to use Telegram. One of my former team members runs a VPN bot http://t.me/socks5_bot and it have +50k users from Iran in last 2-3 hours. And it's rather small VPN bot compares to other solutions.
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Though there is this argument...but you can't believe everything that you read

No one is safe from internet attacks, and A.I. defenses can't help, Google security veteran sayshttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/18/google-security-veteran-says-internet-not-secure-ai-wont-help.html …
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You can use Orbot's Apps VPN mode with
@telegram to continue using Telegram *after the eventual block*.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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We need Snowden app! Build it!
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Take a look at ZeroNet
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I did but it doesn’t seem that works for low tech users. Does it?
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I found ZeroNet user friendly. Download, install, browse ZeroNames menu to find interesting sites, start there. You only need to wait a bit to have sites downloaded.
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Why aren't you blocked in Russia?
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