yakultdrinkr@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoTelegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it towww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down15 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTelegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it towww.theverge.comyakultdrinkr@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarezeroxxx@lemmy.my.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoTelegram Android is moderated because Google has to adhere to countries’ demand. Else they get banned operating in that region. And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store.
minus-squareNath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year ago And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store. This is true, but if I were interested in a channel and the government made Google block it, I would side-load Telegram and get around the block. So this is a token effort that won’t affect the people who actually want to see this content.
Telegram Android is moderated because Google has to adhere to countries’ demand. Else they get banned operating in that region.
And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store.
This is true, but if I were interested in a channel and the government made Google block it, I would side-load Telegram and get around the block.
So this is a token effort that won’t affect the people who actually want to see this content.