Thoughts on the Durov Arrest

Re:Thoughts on the Durov Arrest by guappa on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @03:25AM (#41376898)

Those are just fake account scammers, you won't be able to buy sex or drugs from any of them. And they get banned all the time.

Do you have a source or no?

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Re:Thoughts on the Durov Arrest by fvdessen on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:06AM (#41377170)

This documentary on the drug trade in Belgium has a segment on the uberisation of drug dealing and shows the usage of telegram for that purpose: https://youtu.be/9-DwggVrt2c?t=2613&si=SBct_5WUZCoJmcgA

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Re:Thoughts on the Durov Arrest by guappa on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:44AM (#41377404)

Yes media has been saying this about telegram since it exists. Yet somehow I doubt all 900 million users are dealers/users.

I was hoping for something more substantial, that showed telegram is used and other apps aren't, for that purpose.

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Re:Thoughts on the Durov Arrest by guappa on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @08:26AM (#41378695)

Aren't they saying "whatsapp" and "signal" 2 seconds after "telegram"?

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