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Where I am, the news said:

  • “Telegram is a social network” (it isn’t)
  • “that allows terrorism from Russia and Iran” (it’s used by Russian and Iranian oppositors)
  • “drug trafficking” (because it’s encrypted, I guess)
  • “fraud” (scams are also part of email and the web)
  • “money laundering” (…what?)
  • “piracy” (sigh…)
  • “and distribution of child pornography.” (so does email)
  • “It doesn’t honor removal requests from the film/music industry organizations” (that’s piracy twice)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalypse

Terrorists, pedophiles/child molesters, organized crime like drug dealers, intellectual property pirates, and money launderers are cited commonly

Do we have a BINGO?

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