The CEO of Telegram is using Bitcoin to help avoid the ban on the application of Russia

http://image.bnews.vn/MediaUpload/Content/2017/07/16/telegram-bnews-vn.jpg The creator of the messaging application announced on Tuesday on its Telegram channel that it had created Bitcoin concessions for administrators running virtual private networks (VPNs) and other proxy services to allow users to access the platform after the Russian government included them. on the list to Telegram for refusing to share private messages. That ban came into effect last week and, as the local media reported this week, the government is doing everything possible, such as blocking millions of IP addresses, in an attempt to prevent people from using Telegram. Although losing Russia-based users - estimated at 7 percent of Telegram's total base - would not have a long-term negative impact on the application, Durov said, "It's important for me personally to make sure I do everything I can. possible by our Russian users. " " He explained: "I started distributing donations of Bitcoins to individuals and companies that run socks5 and VPN. I am pleased to donate millions of dollars this year for this cause, and I hope other people will follow. I called this digital resistance: a decentralized movement standing for digital freedoms and global progress. " The decision was made after internet service providers began banning Telegram on Monday, he said. Although it has been in operation for more than 24 hours, the service has not experienced a significant decline in usage, partly due to existing VPN and proxy services, and also because third-party cloud services allow users users connect to the platform. The Telegram ban can be lifted if the company delivers its encryption keys to the nation's security agencies, according to Durov. However, he added that "we promised our users privacy of 100 [percent] and would prefer to cease existing before violating this promise." The company is raising funds in what could be the largest initial offer of currencies (ICO) to date. According to reports, the company raised $ 1.7 billion to this day and intends to create its own decentralized ecosystem using the funds, as previously reported.