61: Whipping Boy, Telegram pt. 2

Part two of a two part series on the saga of Telegram in Russia. This week we give you a news update on the case, explain encryption, discuss one of the heroes of this story, Pavel Durov, and raise the question (and the various theories) of why, really, Telegram is being blocked For this series we spoke to a multitude of people more important and knowledgeable than us. A huge thank you to Mikhail Klimarev, Tanya Lokot, Damir Gainutdinov, Matthew Green, Philip Kulin, Anna Fomina, and Max Olenichev. Also thank you to Andrei for his voiceover work, and to Yulia Drobova for yet another incredible custom cover art. Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia Links: - Internet Protection Society (Mikhail): https://ozi-ru.org/ - Agora (Damir): http://en.agora.legal/ - Usher2 (Phil): https://usher2.club/en/ - Team29 (Anna and Max): https://team29.org/ - Yulia (illustrator): https://www.drobova.uz/