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1. Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-May-2024 08:06:58 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

   Telegram in 2020[1]:

   > Q. Will you have ads?
   > No.

   Telegram in 2024[2]:

   > Q. Will you have ads in my private chats and groups?
   > No.

   …but also:

   > In 2021, Telegram launched Sponsored Messages – minimalist, privacy-conscious advertisements that can appear in certain public channels.

   Hey, but at least they still promise not to sell your data, so that's fine. I'm sure they would never go back on this one. 🤡

   [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20200229080907/https://telegram.org/faq#q-how-are-you-going-to-make-money-out-of-this

   [2] https://telegram.org/faq?setln=en#q-how-are-you-going-to-make-money-out-of-this

   #Telegram

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   • Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-May-2024 08:06:59 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

     in reply to

     Telegram[1]:

     > Q: Do you process data requests?
     >
     > (lots of hand waving)
     >
     > To this day, we have disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments.

     Indian court[2]:

     > Telegram has filed an affidavit dated 6th October, 2022, deposed by Major Lakshmiraj Rathore, as Authorized Representative, confirming that the data as directed by the Court has been filed

     🤡

     [1] https://telegram.org/faq?setln=en#q-do-you-process-data-requests
     [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20240314185143/http://164.100.60.183/writereaddata/orderSan_Pdf/pms/2022/1669618366215_31241_2022.pdf

     #Telegram

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