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To: Hostage
Does this concern anyone?

Where does Telegram get money from?
With more than 100 million monthly active users, Telegram, is an increasingly popular messaging app around the world and in Singapore. It relies mostly on donations from its wealthy patron Pavel Durov, a global entrepreneur who founded Russia's biggest social networking platform.

19 posted on 01/12/2021 10:22:02 AM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: aimhigh; All
Already posted many times. Durov fought the Kremlin and won. His App is international and yes, Russians use it because they know their govt doesn't control it.

Catch up.

Here's another:

Pavel Durov denied the myth of the “Russian” Telegram and criticized WhatsApp
https://gadgettendency.com/pavel-durov-denied-the-myth-of-the-russian-telegram-and-criticized-whatsapp

Durov vs. Dorsey


Pavel Durov, Russian ------------------- Jack "Effing Traitor" Dorsey

Not even a moment's hesitation.

Until we have an American with patriotic values and a solid platform for internet comms, we are stuck with what we can use without being censored.

Durov doesn't censor anyone. So for now, he's it.

Other platforms, MeWe, Wego, CloutHub, etc. all have immaturities in development, they haven't 'honed' in yet. Same with video sharing alternatives to YouTube such as Rumble, BitChute. BitChute is getting better but still a ways to go. Gab has no smartphone App so is not vulnerable to Google, Apple Playstores giving them the boot. They are viewable on a PC. I am testing some remote view PC screen Apps from Android in order to see GAB from a phone,

There are Linux phones. Here's a recent FR thread on the subject:
"PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience"
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3924027/posts

And you know who else hailed from a Russian family? This guy right here who saved the USA from Soviet nuclear attack (by their own admission) and kept them at bay for decades:

The problem with us Americans is some of us worship the fed dollar and will sell out in a NY minute to kiss a$$ for money. And as long as the rest of us are free to be fat, dumb and happy, the sell outs will continue sticking their snouts in fed dollar stew. But the minute we are fearful for our happy sleepy bliss, such as when we witness a presidential election stolen, we get pissed and the sellouts get fearful. So if we have to make friends with some Russians to help us figure out how to tar and feather our sellouts, then so be it.

26 posted on 01/12/2021 11:09:09 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: aimhigh
Does this concern anyone?

Nope.

Where does Telegram get money from?
With more than 100 million monthly active users, Telegram, is an increasingly popular messaging app around the world and in Singapore. It relies mostly on donations from its wealthy patron Pavel Durov, a global entrepreneur who founded Russia's biggest social networking platform.

Actually they now have 500 million active users, which is just wonderful. The good news is, because it's Russian, they can't be cancleed by the deranged big tech evil doers from Silicon Valley.
I'll l take Telegram over Orwellian, evil , Zuckerbeg controlled WhatsApp or Facebook an day any time.
It's not Telegram that is busy stealing elections round the world. It's Facebook and Zuckerberg who are doing that.

55 posted on 01/17/2021 9:49:32 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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