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I still think that Telegram will follow in WhatsApp's footsteps, but that's just speculation. WhatsApp will definitely be blocked, and Telegram most likely will as well. In Russia.
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It certainly looks like it, that's exactly what's happening. This is part of the same pattern as the mobile internet shutdowns. I'll just remind you that Russia set a record for mobile shutdowns and the filtering of all previous services. I'd say this is precisely about building that very "Cheburnet," and as a resident of Russia, I'd slowly prepare for whitelists. I'm sure that if Putin maintains his health and power for some prolonged period of time—say, a year or two or three—we'll ultimately arrive at whitelists. That's when there's a list of what's allowed and everything else is forbidden. In response to the hosts' question: "Doesn't this look like preparation for a sovereign network - the Cheburnet?" (in Russia)
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I'm confident the next step will be a ban on artificial intelligence. A ban on everything that, according to Putin, responds to your queries incorrectly.
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Will Telegram be shut down in Russia for the new universal MAX platform? No, that can't be! Everything will be fine, as usual.
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My prediction, and unfortunately I think it will definitely come true, is that the Kremlin will gradually block other communication methods and channels to push people towards using the Max messenger.
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We've finished reading the Tribute. Please donate via Telegram while it's still possible. I think that option will also be disabled soon.
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I think the question of blocking WhatsApp and Telegram is a matter of, if not months, then a very foreseeable future, once they launch their Max and get enough users onto it. Max is a Russian messenger service.
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Zoom, I think. Google, I believe, will be one of the last, it seems to me. In response to the question: "Who will be banned next?" (In Russia)
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If Bastion starts getting blocked, a lot on the Internet will begin to go down. I don’t think it’s worth the trouble. That’s why I believe Bastion will keep working for a long time. It won’t be blocked.
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Once again, there was panic about the internet being shut down, with reports that it's already been cut off somewhere and that all of Russia is being prepared for disconnection. There's no need to worry because Russia's external internet will be cut off anyway. Where else can the regime go?
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Pavlo de Dur continues to spin on the French bottle. Over a million channels and chats were suddenly deleted from Telegram. This is one of the most massive purges in the history of the messenger. I am sure that Pavlo will comply with absolutely all the demands of the French intelligence services, yet he still won’t be able to avoid punishment. All the best. By "Pavlo de Dur," the author refers to Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram.
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I predict that in 2025, there will be attempts to ban WhatsApp and Telegram. In Russia.
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I think there is a high chance that TikTok will fully return to our country this year. To Russia.
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Well, I don’t think that will happen. I have a theory, which I believe I’ve shared many times before, that Telegram isn’t being blocked largely because the people within the government itself also need a place to communicate. Telegram won’t be blocked in Russia.
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Let me repeat my personal prediction. If the current regime in Russia remains in place, Telegram will face no threats in the next 3-5 years. All the war correspondents and propaganda are here; it will be the very last messenger they would want to block. Currently, there are no signs of this happening, and it’s unlikely there will be. WhatsApp, however, will almost certainly be blocked next year.
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You are on Michael Nacke’s channel... support the channel financially by purchasing nVPN... it will never be removed from the App Store.
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If you're watching us from Russia and having trouble accessing YouTube, please watch our videos on Telegram. Subscribe to my Telegram channel, and you'll be able to see the videos there, even if YouTube gets blocked for you. Although, by the way, I don’t think that will happen, considering that after a few months, the Kremlin has started uploading its videos to Kremlin ru on YouTube again.
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Right now, the authorities are trying to understand which VPN a person is using; they need to find the IP address, block it, follow the protocol, and so on, trying to fight against all of this... it's a story of white lists, but not for websites, rather for white traffic. The traffic they know, allowed websites, allowed applications, banks, and everything else that the state approves will not be blocked, while the unauthorized traffic will be. Currently, there is no technical capability to do this. This has been the case for 5 years.
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I am confident that the time will come when unrestricted access to YouTube will return, so we will not stop our broadcasting on YouTube, especially since a huge number of viewers are outside the Russian Federation and can watch us completely without any restrictions.
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I would suggest that, judging by the current reaction, YouTube will remain like this for 3-5 months, and then it will be blocked. In Russia.
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I believe that the persecution of Telegram is not over. It is just beginning.
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This will lead to changes in Telegram's policy... Most likely, they will reconsider their policy regarding content and moderation... Durov will have to evolve, just like all big tech companies. Telegram will reconsider its policy towards strengthening moderation
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Next, I think negotiations will certainly begin. It is unlikely that the case will go to court, as Durov will deny all the charges.
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I think that the parameters for cooperation regarding the speed of response to messages will be clarified. For example, I know that the German authorities were outraged when they realized that there was no special employee in Telegram to handle their issues." Telegram will speed up the response time to messages from government agencies as part of a possible agreement made after the detention of Pavel Durov
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Well, now it's clear. Everything that is presented to Durov will be challenged in court. The prosecutors are fools. But before that, they will make life difficult.
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I believe with a high degree of certainty that Durov will grant access to Telegram. While in custody, Durov will agree to cooperate with the French law enforcement system, and let's be frank, with the French means with the American and all the others
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What is the main point in the story with Durov? That everyone who is used to using Telegram for sensitive conversations/messages should delete those messages right now and stop doing so. Because Durov was shut down to take the keys. And he will hand them over.
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Most likely, Macron did not forgive Durov for his connections with the authorities of Azerbaijan, whom Paris accuses of organizing protests in New Caledonia. The protests were allegedly organized through Telegram. However, it is unlikely that Durov will become the new Assange. He will be interrogated, pressured, and then released
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If we need to predict how exactly Telegram will be killed in Russia, I can make that prediction. Because I see how this is happening in Brazil, where Telegram has been constrained. Certain channels are being blocked in Brazil. So, globally, Telegram channels are not banned, but they are cut off from a significant part of the local audience. Because if you are accessing Telegram from a Brazilian IP address and want to subscribe to some Brazilian Telegram channel, Telegram does not allow you to do this for the same reason that when you open certain Telegram channels on an iPhone, it says that they are unavailable due to iOS policy. This balkanization of the internet as a whole and Telegram in particular will happen, and it seems to me that, unfortunately, this is indeed the most likely scenario for the degradation of Telegram
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For some reason, everyone has decided that they are going to disable Telegram specifically. But it seems to me that they are not going to disable Telegram, or at least it won't be the first one to be targeted. In Russia.
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It seems that exercises on disabling VPNs have just taken place... I think this is the next step. VPNs will be blocked in Russia.
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The closure of YouTube in Russia is happening gradually, but it is already clear that it will be completely shut down by the New Year.
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Telegram will not be blocked. In Russia.
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I don't know whether they will shut it down completely or not — most likely, they'll just slow it down. In response to the remark: "There were people who looked at that protest at the embassy and took it as a sign of YouTube's impending block. You said in an interview with Manuchi that YouTube would be shut down in September 2023 — it wasn’t"
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I'm calling it: They'll create an institute for blogger accreditation. You won't be able to engage in any speech-related activity until you get a certificate. In Russia.
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In the end, they will certainly ban YouTube. In Russia.
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No. Response to the question: "Well, do you think they will ban Telegram?" (In Ukraine)
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YouTube will be blocked in Russia within the next year. I have no doubt about that.
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They will not close it, by the way... they are currently unable to do so. YouTube in Russia
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It is quite clear that sooner or later YouTube will be banned in Russia, unless the regime is overthrown before that... more likely, the regime will cancel YouTube
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But what will happen if suddenly they make an update to some legislative bill or bylaw and say that all VPN technologies and this protocol are illegal in Russia? Again, I find it hard to believe.
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At this point, they have the ability to shut down YouTube... Will they do it? Honestly, I find it hard to believe... But they might start to slow it down. Regarding the blocking or slowing down of YouTube in Russia
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A trend... the quite inevitable closure of YouTube. In Russia
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It should be understood that sooner or later, YouTube will close all Russian-speaking channels, regardless of whether their owners are under sanctions or not.
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In my feeling, YouTube has about a day or two left... they will completely shut it down for all of us. In Russia.
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