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2y ago

Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2606865

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yakultdrinkr @lemdro.id

2y ago

Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

www.theverge.com /2023/10/25/23931710/telegram-android-block-hamas-channels-google-play-guidelines-war-israel

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2y ago

Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

www.theverge.com /2023/10/25/23931710/telegram-android-block-hamas-channels-google-play-guidelines-war-israel

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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

www.theverge.com /2023/10/25/23931710/telegram-android-block-hamas-channels-google-play-guidelines-war-israel

38 comments

Good, Hamas terrorists and their apologists should not be given a platform.
- Israel and their apologists should not be given one, either.
Title is a bit misleading. Those channels are not blocked on Android in general, but only on the play store version of telegram. Download from F-Droid instead and that's that.
- I think I can do without terrorist channels.
  
  It's the principal of the matter.
- No one does except those in power.
  The show must go on and "I'm" the star. - vote me
They shouldn't submit to arbitrary censorship, even if I also disagree with Hamas, Google could do it to anyone they disagree with. Telegram should move to (or at least also be on, with an uncensored version) F-Droid.
- If you think blocking literal terrorists is "arbitrary censorship" then I don't even know what the fuck you are looking for in a society.
  
  One where we treat HAMAS and IDF the same way
- They are. There's a FOSS version of Telegram on f-droid.
The world is telling palestinians to just give up and die
- Hamas does not equal Palestinians.
  
  Right, so get rid of hamas so theres no more obstacle to exterminating palestinians.
- Stop calling every Palestinian a terrorist.
  
  Who is stopping palestinians being exterminated?
First good thing Google has ever done.
- 🙄 way to be over dramatic
This is just another parameter that will now be built into future chat software; no high level control over channels or groups by any central authority. The Internet will route around all obstacles.
This is why I don't use a messaging app that allows non-participants to control my conversations.
Wow Google, that's pretty not evil of you!
Hamas channels, or Hamas channels promoting violence?

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