yakultdrinkr@lemdro.id to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTelegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it towww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTelegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it towww.theverge.comyakultdrinkr@lemdro.id to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squareUnhinged Stopa 🏳️🌈@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·1 year agoI mean the ban only works with play store versions of the app, so IMO it’s not such a big deal. Feel free to correct me if it is.
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoI think it still is a big deal that google is censoring so deeply what you should and shouldn’t see
minus-squareArrakis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoA significant number of people won’t know how to (or even that they can) do that, so it’s restricting availability to only those who have the requisite knowledge. Even if there’s a workaround, it’s still essentially censorship for the un-tech savvy.
I mean the ban only works with play store versions of the app, so IMO it’s not such a big deal. Feel free to correct me if it is.
I think it still is a big deal that google is censoring so deeply what you should and shouldn’t see
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A significant number of people won’t know how to (or even that they can) do that, so it’s restricting availability to only those who have the requisite knowledge. Even if there’s a workaround, it’s still essentially censorship for the un-tech savvy.