We have won this battle but the war is far from over. The judge who ordered Telegram's shutdown in Spain backs off. On Saturday, he gave all telecommunication providers 3 hours to shut down all connections to protect the IP rights of the media companies (in theory). Today he "suspends" the order until he gets additional information from the police authorities on the characteristics of the app and the effects its suspension could have on its millions of users in Spain. 🤔 Was this because of the massive reaction of people raising concerns of censorship and dictatorship? Was it because he realized the measure was going to be pointless because of all the posts teaching users how to use proxies and vpns? Was it something else? In any case, the direction we are heading worldwide is clear. Privacy and censorship resistant tools and protocols are crucial to fight for the freedom they are obsessed with ripping away from us. #becomeungovernable #freedom #privacy #censorship #nostr #freedomofspeech #freespeech #spain #telegram

For those of you unaware of the issue, at this moment there is a judge in #Spain who has ordered the closing of Telegram for the whole country. This measure is happening at the same time as a huge corruption case affecting the whole government has come to light. They are losing control of the narrative and they are scared, specially with the EU elections right around the corner. If this does happen, it will mean Spain will join the illustrious list of countries that have banned Telegram at one point or another: China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand. ---------------- Si al final sale adelante el cierre de Telegram en España por parte del juez Santiago Pedraz estaremos siendo testigos de como nuestro país entra a formar parte del selecto grupo de países que prohíben Telegram: China, Corea del Norte, Cuba, Irán, Pakistan y Tailandia. La verdad es que mas que nada da una mezcla de asco y pena. #telegram #dictatorship #dictadura #freedomofspeech

Breathtaking (in every sense of the word) hike on the PR1 Vereda do Areeiro Trail on the island of #Madeira. This is a 10.8km out and back route which will challenge your resilience with seemingly never ending climbs and descents. All of this is truly worth it for the jawdropping scenery you will find along the way. Will give you a chance to relax after attending the @Bitcoin Atlantis conference. That is If you find hard work relaxing.

Incredibly eye opening discussion on the philosophy of #Bitcoin, #privacy and the importance of self sovereignty in this increasingly distopian world we all live in. With @Erik Cason @Javier Bastardo Angelo Morgan-Sommers Izzy Mccoy

Getting purple pilled with @miljan @elsat npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s @gsovereignty @NVK 🌞⚡️ #Nostr is fucking awesome! #BitcoinAtlantis

Great talk on how "well intentioned" regulations in the EU can have unintended and in some cases dire consequences for human rights activists. @Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie (@jardemalie ) showing how #Bitcoin can be a life boat. #BitcoinAtlantis

One of the most important talks during @Bitcoin Atlantis on #Bitcoin Core development. If your foundation fails, the whole building will collapse. With @Peter Todd @Carman @jb55 npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc Antoine Poinsot

KYC or no KYC, that is the question. Imteresting perspectives on its implications for #privacy and #bitcoin with @lunaticoin @Relai 🇨🇭 @Deleted account @Reckless_Satoshi @Javier Bastardo #BitcoinAtlantis

Sobering talk on why Bitcoin has a life or death use case when it comes to activists fighting extreme government corruption by Jhanisse Vaca Daza @npub1zhqc...h0dw and Anna Chekhovich @Anna Chekhovich from the Anti-Corruption Foundation. At @Bitcoin Atlantis conference. Moderated by @BTC Sessions We should all do our part, no matter how small to help towards fighting curruption and spread freedom worldwide.

Thought provoking discussion. Are other layer 2s really building on Bitcoin or are they just shitcoins? @BTC Sessions @Roy @Bitrefill @Peter Todd @Paul @stevenroose Open Source Stage at @Bitcoin Atlantis

Great talk by Ben @BTC Sessions and Anna from @Hodl Hodl on buying and selling Bitcoin without KYC at @Bitcoin Atlantis

Looks like its time for the 🐻 to run and hide under a rock. Guess who's knocking down the door.

Words of wisdom everybody should listen to and take to heart.