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Telegram founder: China is sponsoring DDOS attacks in an attempt to suppress Hong Kong protests
Telegram servers have been under attack in the region.
Telegram refuses to provide governments details on its users – even on terrorists
Many have commended Telegram to its commitments to privacy – but some have suggested it should make exceptions for terrorist incidents.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is determined to make an internet that can’t be censored
The Telegram Open Network will be an interesting project to watch.
Twitter permanently bans another journalist: this time, Nick Monroe
Many journalists, commentators, and YouTubers relied on Monroe’s tweet threads which focused on breaking news and debunking fake news.
German minister, Horst Seehofer, wants to decrypt your private messages
The battle against end-to-end encryption continues.
Microsoft developer discovers WhatsApp is leaking your private data
The trouble with WhatsApp continues.
Telegram founder: WhatsApp is inherently insecure, likely has a government backdoor
“No wonder dictators seem to love WhatsApp”
Telegram’s 5.6 update gets new design, archived chats and more
Telegram is growing popular in recent months.
British activist Tommy Robinson banned from Snapchat
This follows Robinson’s YouTube channel being heavily shadowbanned earlier this week.
New Russian law will require all domestic traffic to be encrypted with government-controlled tools
The law would make it easier for Russian authorities to control and censor the internet and the domestic encryption tools may also have undiscovered security vulnerabilities.
Russia orders 10 leading VPNs to comply with its list of banned sites
Russia has threatened to restrict access to 10 leading non-Russian VPNs if they don’t block certain sites.