As far as I know this is the first time they cooperated with the Russian government this openly, even without any publicly visible pressure on them.<p>Given this news they can no longer be trusted.
I didn't expect this from telegram. This is a huge disappointment.<p>Putin was very nervous about Navalny smart system because it was working. He put pressure on everybody, Google apple and telegram.<p>Their reputation is tainted forever.
"But see, this was the <i>good</i> kind of Russian bot! Wait, it was interfering with an election? I thought it was only pro-Trump bots doing that!"