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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by samat on Saturday October 10, 2020 @04:33AM (#24737482)
Apple reps told Russian media outlet TJournal that they did not demand channel takedown, they requested to take down only specific posts containing personal information of police officers.

https://tjournal.ru/tech/221326-apple-zayavila-chto-ne-trebo...

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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by Retr0 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @04:52AM (#24737585)
https://t.me/durov/136

>Apple released a statement saying they didn't want us to take down the 3 channels run by the Belarusian protestors, but just specific posts "disclosing personal information."

>This sly wording ignores the fact that channels like @karatelibelarusi and @belarusassholes consist entirely of personal information of violent oppressors and those who helped rig the elections – because that is why those channels exist.

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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by saagarjha on Saturday October 10, 2020 @04:46AM (#24737557)
That’s not much better.
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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by dagaci on Saturday October 10, 2020 @05:21AM (#24737695)
In a situation like this, the only option is to block the channels because a single user post (even if it is taken down quickly) could result the app's removal and being blocked.
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