📝Was There a Hack?📝 how your messages are read Against the backdrop of discussions about Telegram slowdown, conversations about alleged messenger message hacking by foreign intelligence services have begun. However, the debate about encryption hacking or unauthorized access to the company's servers (which did not happen, otherwise it would have been known long ago) leads the conversation completely off track. ❓Why? ▪️Because to access messages on a target device, most often there is no need to hack Telegram's infrastructure — it's time-consuming and expensive. And if there is no physical access to the device, there is another common option: a legal request to the company itself. ▪️If law enforcement has a court order, the messenger is obligated to provide a certain set of data about users of the country where it operates — IP addresses, metadata, registration information, and in some cases, even cloud chat contents. This is a standard legal procedure. This is how the FBI and European structures work. ▪️The example of Maria Butina is telling. According to her, during her arrest, FBI agents demonstrated printouts of her Telegram conversations. One can argue about the details, but the mechanism is obvious: the data could have been obtained either through a request to the platform or through device access. In any case, no "hacking magic" is required. 📌The illusion of "no one will see anything" is dangerous precisely because it creates a false sense of absolute security. In reality, any messenger operating in dozens of countries interacts with regulators and law enforcement agencies in those countries. Telegram is no exception. Nevertheless, this does not justify total blockages but only emphasizes the need to develop dialogue. Because if the platform interacts with the FBI, French and German regulators, and complies with Google and Apple requirements, it is logical to expect a symmetrical attitude towards Russia and, for example, block channels of Ukrainian owners for Russian users upon our request. ❗️Roskomnadzor has already managed to achieve blocking of explicitly extremist resources through dialogue with the messenger's administration multiple times. This means that an interaction mechanism exists. And we hope that Telegram will be able to expand this interaction without sacrificing their own principles and user privacy. #Russia #mediatechnologies ✈ RU | ✈ EN | ✉ MAX ✉ VK Original msg