> If telegram disappeared then others would immediately take its place.
replyI'm not certain that's the case. Telegram has survived in large part because Durov is incredibly wealthy and can afford to shovel money into running the service more or less indefinitely. There's no obvious heir apparent.
That's why they keep getting in trouble. They're not E2EE, but keep refusing court requests just because "we don't wanna"
replyThey moved to Dubai?
replySo if a court order is obtained in UAE then they will likely comply, but not from other countries?
Or move again or hide forever. They already fled Russia and France. In Dubai they might be able to get protection with money.
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