Following the refusal to hand over your encryption keys to the court
that they were required, Russia decides to block this messaging app,
although it seems that the Russian Government already had its eye on Telegram.
This application, that has a follow-up of a 200 million
Users, He saw how suddenly the
Russian operators were called upon to block all communication made by
Telegram through its networks. A blockade that has the possibility of
Reversed, to access those responsible for the application to comply with the order of the
court.
But it doesn't seem likely that something like this will happen.. The CEO
of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has already responded via Twitter that “on Telegram
We have the luxury of not worrying about revenue streams or sales of
announcements. Privacy is not for sale and human rights should not
being compromised by fear or greed”.
Telegram is a well-known messaging app and service
for its strong encryption and privacy policies. The request of the
Russian authorities, nevertheless, Does not deceive anyone: They want free rein for
Monitor the communications of any user – or all- of Telegram.
This decision would not affect any other territory.. In addition,
It should be remembered that Telegram does not operate from Russia, but from Germany, and that their
Servers are spread all over the world, but not in Russia.