Like I said, apartheid part is irrelevant in a “dictatorship or not” definition. If most Israeli people don’t feel themselves being under a dictatorship then it is not a dictatorship. What the regime does towards Palestine and its citizens is another thing. In fact, if you insist on calling it a dictatorship based on what happens to Palestine and Palestinians I’d feel as if you would assume there is no Palestine outside of Israel.
This is what happens when western people read such articles. They turn into denial. Telegram is basically the safest place in Russia’s digital space.
Russians are very advanced when it comes to the internet. They spend more time in it because real life sucks more than in other countries.
Doesn’t mean anything. Especially for groups who just want to communicate.
There is not enough evidence to support the probability of telegram making steps to make finding gay people easier for Russian authorities.