Kevin RothrockDurov claims that Telegram usage in Russia is stable thanks to VPNs, even as the authorities have neared a 100% block. But users need to worry about their own (Russian) apps snitching on them. https://t.me/durov/486
Pavel Durov
š Weāve upgraded Telegramās anti-censorship protocol. Users in Russia are advised to update their apps to stay connected despite the ban. ā ļø Some other advice: stock up on several VPNs/proxies in advance, help your friends and family do the same, and avoid using Russian apps while connected to a VPN (they may report your VPN to authorities for blocking). šŖ Iām glad to see most people are already doing this. Thanks to this Digital Resistance, Telegram usage in Russia has remained stable over the past week despite the full ban. š„ Keep it up. On our side, weāll continue improving Telegramās decentralized anti-censorship tech.