Telegram temporary blocked in France

May 14, 2023 - 3 minutes read time

The 13th of May, Telegram, a popular messaging application, got blocked by the French Government under the child abuse and terrorism fighting enforcement laws. Following their procedure, the Police requested the French ISP to block some URLs tagged as “child porn” as the law requires it. The procedure is : the Police asks the hosting provider to remove the contents. If the hosting does not comply under a legal delay, the URL is blocked. According to the French Police, Telegram has not removed all of the targeted content, so they escalated the procedure. Which conducted to block “t.me”, the shorten links domain used to redirect users to profiles and channels. After discovering the mistake, the blocking order has been removed.

Guys, it's OK to be on social medias

May 13, 2023 - 3 minutes read time

There’s a behavior I’ve often observed during a discussion about the major social medias. Some people are trying to justify why they’re using them as it would be a problem to use them.

– “I’m just using them to keep contact with people I know”

Evaluation d'indépendance face aux géants du Web

November 9, 2020 - 8 minutes read time

Evaluation d’indépendance face aux géants du Web

On lit par-ci par-là de nombreuses listes de services ou promotions pour se “désintoxiquer de Google” tant l’hégémonie des géants du Web est présente dans notre quotidien. Il est évident que l’effet de masse est l’un des plus grands catalyseurs d’audience pour ces services. On va sur Machin parce que son entourage y est, et c’est le cercle vicieux. Et quand on veut quitter Machin pour une raison X ou Y, l’entourage ne suit pas et la crainte de l’isolement arrive alors, et donc on se désiste.