I think timing couldn't be more perfect for Telegram to go FOSS under Pavel's instructions. Seems like apps should have emergency plans like this. If Pavel gets arrrsted, Telegram goes fully FOSS and thousands of clients go live.

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Telegram is already free software on the CLIENT side, it's the server-side software that's still proprietary crap. On the other hand, why the fuck would you use Telegram when other (actually private) options exist?
That's a good point. I was asking more because it'd be great for Pavel to give then a big fuck you while arrested. Like the server coming on top of Nostr or something crazy like that