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Related: About this forumFar-right Extremists Are Now 'Recalibrating & Planning' On An App Favored by ISIS
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Far-right Extremists Are Now 'Recalibrating & Planning' On An App Favored by ISIS (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2021
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Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)1. Telegram is a legit service
They were banned from Russia for a while because they tried to protect user privacy. Saying that they are using an app favored by ISIS is like saying that they use Android Phones, a phone favored by ISIS. Its dramatic, but meaningless.
Thekaspervote
(32,778 posts)2. And I suppose they think the feds aren't watching? Sure
Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)3. It's encrypted. That's why they go there. Feds have their hands full. n/t
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)4. Very easy to join Telegram public groups. Just pretend to be MAGAt
Telegram is full of game hooks and various vulnerabilities ...
- https://www.cnet.com/news/whatsapp-telegram-had-security-flaws-that-let-hackers-change-what-you-see/
- https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/15/symantec-reveals-whatsapp-and-telegram-exploit-that-gives-hackers-access-to-your-personal-media/
- https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-16210/Telegram.html
COL Mustard
(5,906 posts)5. No Thanks.
I don't want a visit from the FBI, USSS or any of the OGAs.
Someone else can do that.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)6. Vanilla ISIS.