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Re:Telegram is down by majewsky on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:44AM (#16865749)
Is that like some new sort of Godwin's Law? "As an HN discussion grows longer, the probability of a blockchain implementation approaches 1."
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Re:Telegram is down by Hydraulix989 on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @06:06AM (#16866062)
Are you kidding me?

A decentralized encrypted chat is completely resistant to such government censorship. Meanwhile, all Putin has to do is yank the plug on Telegram's servers. And of course, no amount of coercion could force anyone to give up the keys.

This is one of the killer apps for blockchain.

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