@gpatel-fr said:
if this covers a hope to get European dough to fund further development, it's a non starter for the following reasons:
UT dev relies on Telegram a platform controlled by a non European state that has not good relations to the EU
The claim that Telegram is controlled by any particular country is completely unsubstantiated.
This rumor is widely used to push users toward platforms that are definitely controlled by the U.S.:
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Signal, and products from Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc.
With the EU’s full complicity for decades.
the 'open store' is subject to US law
any EU burocrat reviewing an application will dismiss it immediately.
This is indeed a problem for several reasons:
U.S. extraterritorial laws apply,
there could be infiltration or interference by various intelligence agencies,
several countries around the world have difficulty accessing the OpenStore due to U.S. sanctions
However, it is unlikely that this would be a problem for the EU, given its complacency toward U.S. hegemonic policy