True@lemy.lol to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTelegram has become a key tool for the Russian military. Why does Moscow continue to rely on a Dubai-based civilian messaging app?meduza.ioexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down118
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkTelegram has become a key tool for the Russian military. Why does Moscow continue to rely on a Dubai-based civilian messaging app?meduza.ioTrue@lemy.lol to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoDon’t overestimate FSB. They never had the means to make ICQ the national chat in the first place. Russia is not North Korea, it’s not a full-blown totalitarian state even today. There was no opportunity.
Don’t overestimate FSB. They never had the means to make ICQ the national chat in the first place. Russia is not North Korea, it’s not a full-blown totalitarian state even today. There was no opportunity.