This blog is reserved for more serious things, and ordinarily I wouldn’t spend time on questions like the above. But much as I’d like to spend my time writing about exciting topics, som…
  • pressanykeynow@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    I don’t see any agreement possible just because Russia had literally nothing to offer to Telegram.

    • EngineerGamingEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Telegram is VERY popular there. What it has to offer are users who would see ads and pay for the subscription.

      • pressanykeynow@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        But the ban was only somewhat effective for like a month, then Telegram found a way to avoid it. In two years no one even felt like it was banned. So what could Russia offer to Telegram? Literally nothing.

        • EngineerGamingEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          There was still some convenience added (for example, iirc the main website was blocked).