“Telegram played a central role in Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt—and in so many other chaotic events that have defined recent history.”
Well, is it really that influental if the second they’d try to use their power, they’d lose the platform?
I see no reason why telegram couldn’t be replaced in this story.Telegram as a platform is influential, not the developers behind it. The article put it really well by stating that it’s a “force multiplier”.
Sure you could replace telegram with another program, but without the breadth and type of userbase it has, you wouldn’t get the same force multiplication for information propagation.
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Maybe if you’re outside the US? No one uses it in the USA.
Hi! That’s me. I’m No One.
Telegram Use in the United States
Telegram’s popularity in the United States is somewhat lower than in many other countries. Telegram in the United States has been downloaded roughly 20 million times in 2023 and tallies some 10 million monthly users. While these statistics might be impressive for other apps, the US accounts for less than 2% of Telegram’s total user base worldwide.
Huh. 10 million users == “No one”
…The more you know ⭐️
