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About 70 percent of Ukraine's population uses Telegram as their main source of news, but the government is worried that the app is being used as a method of disinformation and spying by Russia. They are trying to pivot to apps like Signal instead, but it is difficult to break the habit of such a majority of the country.

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[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 59 points 2 weeks ago (31 children)

Imagine entire country using coms software operated by the enemy.

Are these people idiots or just don't care for national security?

[–] Greg@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Are you suggesting that the global reliance on Microsoft by every government could potentially pose an issue?

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Indeed but my point here is that Ukraine is at war with Russia...

Ukraine is not at war with US. So risk is Microsoft being imbeciles... Russia literally wants Ukraine wiped out and yet the idiots unable to change an app on their phone because "network effects and habit"

Just wow

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Obviously yes, it is catastrophic for security to use windows, macos, android, ios. Anyone trusting this software is a fool.

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