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Telegram Goes Nuclear With New Message Deletion Feature
Messaging apps increasingly allow for some form of implicit privacy. But a backlog of sometimes years-old chats can still present a vulnerability. In its most recent update, Russia-based Telegram believes it has solved that problem and then some.
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Digital Rights Groups Ask US Congress For Help As Russia Ramps Up Its War On Telegram
It’s been a few weeks since a Russian court ordered ISPs to block encrypted messaging service Telegram – and the country proceeded to break its own internet to enforce the ruling. Google and Amazon made changes that help the ban, and Russia has moved to blocking VPNs. Now, privacy advocates are asking US Congress to…
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Iran’s Ayatollah-Approved Messaging App Includes A ‘Death To Freemasons’ Emoji
Iranian government officials see the popular messaging app Telegram as a vehicle for anti-establishment dissent and have been trying to convince users to switch over to Soroush, a new app developed in the nation. The app comes equipped with a unique number of emojis, including a woman in a chador holding up a sign proclaiming…
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Russia Orders ISPs To Block Telegram, Founder Gets Crafty
On Friday a court ruled that Telegram should be blocked inside Russia due to its failure to turn over its encryption keys. In 2016, Russia passed “anti-terror laws” that require messaging services give authorities the ability to decrypt communications. Telegram founder Pavel Durov has defied the order and now says he has a workaround.