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Ukraine Bans Telegram Use For State, Military Officials. (www.rferl.org)

submitted 4 days ago by wildflower@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Might delay the daily numbers a bit for me, but an understandable decision

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[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I presume this will have zero effect, especially since it includes this huge exemption.

Those who use Telegram "part of their job duties" will not be affected by the move.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 14 points 4 days ago

I read that as 'Intel agents scanning Telegram for Russian info' were exempt.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What are they going to use instead? WhatsApp?

[–] monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Signal

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

No way... are you just memeing or are they really going to use Signal?

[–] monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ukraine's army has already been using Signal for communication since 2022, and they were banned from using Telegram. Now this ban has simply been extended to officials. The signal is quite popular in Ukraine because of all this.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Interesting. I had no idea. I thought it was going to be something they owned themselves to control security. From what I understand Signal can't be hosted by anybody but Signal.

Anyway... pretty cool.

[–] monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Well, as far as I know, the army has its own methods of communication, of course, just as a civilian I do not know much about it.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Why wouldn't they, it's the obvious choice. Should have been using it the whole time.