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		Telegram reaches 500M users and adds 25M new users this past 72 hours (androidpolice.com)
		9 points by burgerquizz on Jan 12, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

jimmy2020 on Jan 12, 2021 [–]

why people trust Telegram more now? Is it safe from Russian government intervention?

offby37years on Jan 12, 2021 | [–]

Telegram has no servers or offices in Russia and was blocked there from 2018 to 2020: https://t.me/durov/117

jimmy2020 on Jan 12, 2021 | | [–]

thanks for the info

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