I wish the author would just stick to hard facts instead of going on so many conspiratorial tangents:

"Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Telegram and the Kremlin have appeared even more in sync... Telegram [is] a vital source of information for Russians, with Meduza and other outlets sharing reports via public channels on the platform. But pro-Kremlin disinformation far outpaces journalism."

I don’t see how the appearance of disinformation makes someting ‘in sync’. By that logic, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, etc. are all "in bed” with the Kremlin. And if we’re measuring a platform on its Journalism-to-Propaganda ratio, I think the internet as a whole would fail to pass.