They cost pennies and tip your favorite creators. In Russia, sending Telegram “Stars” to the wrong channel is now being treated as treason.
Meduza
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Russia has begun opening treason cases (Article 275 of the Criminal Code) over the use of paid reactions on Telegram, the Telegram channel Tyuremny advokat (“Prison Lawyer”) reported, calling them the first such cases in Russia’s courts.
The channel gave no further details.