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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to
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I mean the ban only works with play store versions of the app, so IMO it's not such a big deal. Feel free to correct me if it is.
I think it still is a big deal that google is censoring so deeply what you should and shouldn't see
A significant number of people won't know how to (or even that they can) do that, so it's restricting availability to only those who have the requisite knowledge. Even if there's a workaround, it's still essentially censorship for the un-tech savvy.