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Telegram is a breeding ground for extremists, scammers, and terrorists. It’s time for moderation to get serious. (medium.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where is telegram hosted/managed?

Honestly I doubt even delisting from the play/app stores will stop people from using it, at least on Android.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

According to wikipedia, worldwide servers, HQ in Dubai.

Honestly I doubt even delisting from the play/app stores will stop people from using it, at least on Android.

It would make it much more difficult for scammers to reach victims, and dramatically stem its growth, but that's not really what I'm calling for. I'm mostly just hoping that the world includes these messaging services when thinking about how to address and regulate social media and extremism, rather than excluding them because they misclassify them as not being social networks.