Telegram Android is moderated because Google has to adhere to countries' demand. Else they get banned operating in that region.
And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store.
And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store.
This is true, but if I were interested in a channel and the government made Google block it, I would side-load Telegram and get around the block.
So this is a token effort that won't affect the people who actually want to see this content.
Not really, most authoritative countries tend to censor or throttle connection by odering their ISP. Google most did it because it could get bad PR for allowing app hosting hamas content other social medial are self regulating
Telegram Android is moderated because Google has to adhere to countries' demand. Else they get banned operating in that region.
And 99% people if not 99.999999% Android users use Play Store.
This is true, but if I were interested in a channel and the government made Google block it, I would side-load Telegram and get around the block.
So this is a token effort that won't affect the people who actually want to see this content.
Not really, most authoritative countries tend to censor or throttle connection by odering their ISP. Google most did it because it could get bad PR for allowing app hosting hamas content other social medial are self regulating