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		SkeuomorphicBee on May 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill aft... > Its users are the ones doing the influencing, not the company itself. That is absolutely not true. Telegram the company itself (not a user or users) mass-sent the propaganda message to all users of the platform in the country. That is a chilling overstep by a company that is supposed to be a neutral carrier.

matheusmoreira on May 11, 2023 [–]

It was true during the elections. At no point during the elections did Telegram send a message to users favoring one candidate or another.

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