Goal, Telegram. The Government of Vladimir Putin has in its sights the messaging application created by Pavel Dúrov. The striking thing about his campaign is that it could represent a severe blow to the Russian army in Ukraine.
explains it . Under the figurative name of Anton, this soldier, just over 40 years old, has revealed to the international media about the Ukrainian terrain.
“All military operations are carried out through Telegram; all communications”, especially those that require more immediate operation than following the official channel, explains Anton to Politico.
Therefore, if the Kremlin finally cuts Telegram, this soldier believes that “It would be like shooting the entire Russian army in the head.“. It would be taking Russian state censorship to a new dimension in which it would lose out not to talk about ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ of Ukraine.
Moscow’s latest and most special censorship measure
The announced presidential veto of Telegram would be nothing more than the next in an increasingly extensive list. In recent times, Moscow has ordered cut off access a WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Snapchat, FaceTime, Discord or Signal. The restrictions affect the world’s largest technology companies, from Google to Apple, Meta and Microsoft.
Yes, there is a difference in weight in the Kremlin’s latest objective, because unlike the other networks, Telegram has Russian ‘DNA’that of its founder and CEO, Pavel Dúrov.
This citizen, exiled from Russia and residing in the United Arab Emirates after spending a few years in France, accumulates scandals and presence, but his echo continues to grow. It recently reached Spain fully and its intention to prohibit access to networks for those under 16 years of age.
In Durov’s opinion, the Russian Government is trying to lead all its citizens towards a single applicationcontrolled by the very extensive censorship arm of the Kremlin. It is called MAX and seeks to be the equivalent of the Chinese WeChata national ‘ecosystem’ without competition where surveillance of the ‘device’ prevails.
