@ifrit@masto.ai avatar ifrit , to random Portuguese
@tagesschau@ard.social avatar tagesschau , to random German

Staatliche Medienaufsicht: Russland drosselt Messengerdienst Telegram

Die Messenger-App Telegram steht in Russland schon seit langem unter staatlicher Beobachtung. Versuche, sie zu sperren, scheiterten. Doch nun kommen Nachrichten immer langsamer durch. Von F. Aischmann.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/russland-telegram-114.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

@kravietz@agora.echelon.pl avatar kravietz , to random

More whining that ‘not only did they shut down , but also .’ In addition to the traditional complaints about ‘communication paralysis’ and ‘sabotaging the front’ on military channels, we also have a bonus - even Yelena Mizulina, the chief censor of the Russian Internet, has spoken out. But instead of praising the Telegram blockade, she was surrealistically outraged that ‘it is symbolic that today is World Safer Internet Day. You could say it's a holiday. It's like a gift, right?’

Writer Yegor Kholmogorov, on the other hand, was extremely sceptical about the idea of moving to the government's ‘Max’ messenger, grumbling that the only consequence of blocking Telegram would be ‘the collapse of a society incapable of any solidarity and filled with growing hatred’.

Reading such words, it is really difficult not to ask yourself the question: are they really that stupid? After all, everything they describe as ‘the collapse of society’ is 100% Putin's internal policy since 2011, which they not only enthusiastically supported in relation to Russians, but even more so supported its export to Ukraine.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Telegram will face further restrictions from authorities because it has failed to correct previous violations, the state communications watchdog has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/11/tech/telegram-app-russia-restrictions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Mittwoch: Telegram in Russland unter Druck, Microsoft-Warnung vor Schatten-KI

Russland gegen russischen Messenger + Schatten-KI in vielen Unternehmen + Paramount-Vorstoß für Warner-Übernahme + Meta-Millionen für Telekom + Bit-Rauschen

https://www.heise.de/news/Mittwoch-Telegram-in-Russland-unter-Druck-Microsoft-Warnung-vor-Schatten-KI-11172256.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Russland erhöht Druck auf Telegram: Weitere Einschränkungen und Strafen drohen

In Russland wird Telegram zunehmend eingeschränkt. Dem Messenger drohen auch Strafzahlungen. Doch der Telegram-Chef will sich dem erhöhten Druck nicht fügen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Russland-erhoeht-Druck-auf-Telegram-Weitere-Einschraenkungen-und-Strafen-drohen-11172246.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@tagesschau@ard.social avatar tagesschau , to random German

Russland schränkt Messengerdienst Telegram weiter ein

Freie Kommunikation im Internet wird in Russland zusehends erschwert. Erneut unternimmt die Medienaufsicht etwas gegen den Messenger Telegram - wegen angeblicher Rechtsverstöße. Ein Konflikt mit Vorgeschichte.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/russland-telegram-einschraenkung-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

@leavex@mastodon.social avatar leavex , to random

This analogy will become our motto: big tech social media is the new tobacco.

We’re taking far too long to realize it’s a cancer for democracies.

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@tek@todon.eu avatar tek , to random

has started to update its transparency data for Q4 2025! Here is the first data I got, and I need your help to get more, send me screenshot of the answer of @transparency here or on GitHub
https://github.com/Te-k/telegram-transparency

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@faab64@freefree.ps avatar faab64 , to random

Iranian foreign minister Araqchi at a press conference with the Turkish FM in Ankara: Transregional interventions have jeopardized the security of the Middle East!

Video available on :
https://t.me/newsvideofa/5171
And :
https://bsky.app/profile/faab64.bsky.social/post/3mdnambe3yc2w

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German
@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Falscher Empfänger: Millionen-Bußgeld gegen Telegram scheitert vor Amtsgericht

Über 5 Millionen Euro sollten Telegrams Betreiber zahlen. Müssen sie nicht, sagt das Amtsgericht Bonn. Das Justizministerium hat die falsche Firma bestraft.

https://www.heise.de/news/Falscher-Empfaenger-Millionen-Bussgeld-gegen-Telegram-scheitert-vor-Amtsgericht-11157708.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@faab64@freefree.ps avatar faab64 , (edited ) to random

One of the largest Farsi speaking channels belong to a Christian-Zionist "Iranian" living in Hong Kong. Almost all posts are in English

Posts are a mix of truth, half truth & pure propaganda with strong anti Palestinian, Anti Iranian (anyone who oppose pro-Israeli opposition) plus fabricated lies

It is astonishing that he has over 600k members in the group and receives 100s of thousands of dollars in sponsorship money

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
@kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe avatar kaixin , to random

I do not understand why but today I found my workplace network seemed to have libera.chat service blocked. The other service I knew before was . However I did not find any document/mention about them.

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random

Telegram recovery model allows permanent lockout after phishing

https://bugs.telegram.org/c/58477

@adele@social.pollux.casa avatar adele , to random

I survive without , without , without , without , without even if social pressure is huge (for WhatsApp in particular)

My main discussions channels are , and the
I've tried but removed it because I have no contact using it.

@jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site avatar jos1264 , to random
@Peter_Link@expressional.social avatar Peter_Link , to Cuba

The U.S. Makes “Global Push”
to Stop Cuba’s Medical Missions

from channel
Dec. 22, 2025

At a hearing last week, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) asked Katherine Dueholm, the principal deputy assistant secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, what the was doing to stop ’s missions. “We are taking a global push to encourage countries to step out of this program,” Dueholm answered.

Cuba’s international medical cooperation missions have operated in dozens of countries worldwide since the 1960s. They usually provide healthcare for the poorest of the poor in Global South countries. Cuban doctors volunteer to go on these missions, where they are paid many times more than what they make in Cuba.









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@Peter_Link@expressional.social avatar Peter_Link , to Cuba

Trump Ends Family Reunification for Cuba +6 Other Countries

from channel
Dec. 19, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of the Family Reunification Parole (FRP) program for nationals from , Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras last week.

The FRP joins the list of programs available to Cubans that have been dismantled by the administration. These include Biden’s CBP One and “humanitarian parole” programs, whose termination put many of the half million Cubans who benefited from them at risk of .

A partial travel ban on Cubans has been in place since June. Trump also suspended pending citizenship, green card and asylum applications for immigrants from countries “of concern,” including Cuba. More than a thousand Cubans have been deported to the island this year.






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@kravietz@agora.echelon.pl avatar kravietz , to random

ABW (Internal Security Agency) now runs an official bot on where people can report recruitment attempts to conduct sabotage in Poland. Number of such incidents has increased significantly in Poland over the last year and vast majority of those detained are young citizens of and who were recruited as "disposable agents" for quick money schemes and then blackmailed into much serious crimes. FSB can do the last part really professionally, it's their job.

If you know people living in Poland who are disadvantaged situation and could fall for such make money quick schemes, share this bot with them https://t.me/ABW_STOPdywersji_bot

If they might feel more comfortable talking to Ukraine's own SBU, they also run such bot https://t.me/spaly_fsb_bot

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@msfjarvis@androiddev.social avatar msfjarvis , to random

Woke up to discover my account has been suspended overnight for ToS violations (I cannot imagine which terms specifically), so just like that I no longer have access to most of my friends. What a beautiful day to follow up one of the best evenings I've had in a while :)))