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Re:Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram by tetromino_ on Friday June 20, 2025 @09:00AM (#44327295)
Sounds like the TikTok ban a la Russe - a local tech giant using national security as a pretext to ban foreign-based competitors.
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Re:Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram by beng-nl on Friday June 20, 2025 @10:51AM (#44328272)
The authoritarian in charge should start his own Pravda Social.

I never realized how close Truth Social is in name and presumably purpose/origin to Pravda until now.

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