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		rsynnott on Dec 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme > How did Telegram achieve perpetuating this lie? They never actually lied about it as such. They just used terms around security a lot in their marketing, and people assumed.

MyFedora on Dec 4, 2024 [–]

That's what's usually called a lie of omission.

rsynnott on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

Yep, but it's notoriously difficult to prosecute.

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