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    1. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      Background: @Telegram has a special position in Iran. Its "public channels" are an important source of news for many low-tech users. Competing services are often blocked, but Telegram makes concessions to avoid this (like setting up local CDNs https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/07/telegrams-efforts-to-increase-download-speed-in-iran-could-aid-state-censors/ … ).

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    2. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      This is both a good and bad thing. On one hand, keeping people who don't understand and will never learn what Tor and VPNs connected to a big and difficult-to-moderate communications ecosystem is valuable, when the government largely has but two moves: "block" or "not block."

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    3. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      On the other, it means @Telegram will face increasing pressure over time to collaborate with the Iranian government's demands for this or that. Today we saw the communications minister demand a big channel be shut down. And here's where we start getting into complexity.

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    4. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      Should Telegram shut one Iranian channel down to preserve access to all the others? Most would say "of course." It's more important to keep that tether to their ecosystem alive, right? They're in something close to a monopoly position, where the fallback for many is unsafe SMS.

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    5. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      If we presume @Durov is acting morally, this might sound like an argument for Telegram to do whatever they can to keep their Iranian presence alive. But this is unsustainable, which he should know: after all, he was forced from Russia for not doing enough favors at Vkontakte.

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    6. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      You can't keep an independent, destabilizing service from being blocked in authoritarian regimes, you can only delay it. So you need to be thinking about how to continuing protecting people by making the service accessible *even after the block.*

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    7. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      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."

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    8. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      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.

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    9. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      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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    10. Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      Governments are becoming more abusive, not less, on the internet, especially in places like Iran, China, and Russia. @Durov said @Telegram has 25,000,000 daily users in Iran. He could be converting them all to 2FA. He could be teaching them how to use Tor bridges. I hope he will.

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      Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 30 Dec 2017

      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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        2. آزاد‏ @azad00101 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          There is a public protest in Iran against the dictator and Telegram has closed Chanel of protestors #IranianProtests

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        1. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)‏ @schestowitz 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          #telegram has chosen quantity (userbase) over quality and it's a problem. The big media likes to promote these things, for its owners (usually very wealthy people) prefer to keep us under the microscope.

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        2. Mr Younes‏ @Alisan17b 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          That channel was learninig ppl to make Molotov cocktails or shooting to police Think about that

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        2. Lilith‏ @lilith2u 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          Well they have had plenty of time to learn and with the help of social media we have no reason to believe we will ever have any electronic privacy. Don't throw away your cassette player just yet

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        3. Brian‏ @dualisticmonist 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @lilith2u @Snowden

          It's called "web 3.0."

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        1. G‏ @G33208457 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          Privacy coin like Verge(XVG) is a solution for us people! I would assume you support the only true free market also know as cryptocurrency market! You know it's inevitable the internet will be fully regulated. It's too crucial on the war of global perspective! #SaveTheInternet

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        1. Jim Fowler‏ @FowlJim 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          I only disagree in that governments don't learn. Governments will always act in the interests of government, not the interests of individuals.

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        1. UniversalSpirit‏ @SpiriUniversal 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden @carocarocjdl

          Great Waves of Change are sweeping our world. Humanity must prepare. http://stepstoknowledge.com 

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        1. rdugert‏ @rdugert 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          If I understand well the real tool has to be invented. Can P2P blockchain can be of any use in this?

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        1. Doug Wilson 🌻‏ @Anonymitysec 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          Who rules the world? The moneychangers steal our money (diamonds gold silver platinum copper base metals commodities land) and give us paper in return. The moneychangers change our money into paper!📚☘️

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        1. Sirouz‏ @Sirouze 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          Big brother is watching us

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        1. End Israel‏ @Krankier 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @Snowden

          That day past. It’s too late now.

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        1. coward‏ @maziark13 Jan 2
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          @I6_6_6I

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        1. Nicolas Mendoza‏ @nicomen Jan 1
          Replying to @Snowden

          Why don't people keep using IRC?

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        2. #EleNão‏ @devlinbiezus Jan 1
          Replying to @Snowden

          @rslonik olha essa tread

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        3. Mr. Slonik  🌐‏ @rslonik Jan 1
          Replying to @devlinbiezus @Snowden

          massa! descentralização é urgente em serviços de comunicação!

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