Russia discovers that communication can use languages other than Russian
Telegram blocking led to an unexpected discovery — other countries with their own apps also exist in the world. Koreans haven't received this much attention since the K-pop boom.
A historic turning point is happening in Russia — residents are discovering that other countries with their own technologies also exist in the world. After Telegram's blocking, Russian users are mass-downloading the South Korean app 'KakaoTalk,' which has reached fifth place in Russia's App Store sector. This is similar to discovering in Riga that people also exist outside the capital.
'KakaoTalk' has ranked second in the most popular social networks category behind 'Max,' indicating that Russian users at least know where to look for other alternatives. In Google Play's 'Communication' category, it ranked fifth — a result that even Liepāja Theatre, where Riga residents also travel to, would recognize as a respectable achievement in the arts and communication field.
Most interesting is that just a few days ago, 'KakaoTalk' wasn't even in the top hundred, but now it's rapidly climbing the popularity charts. It's like the north wind in Liepāja — appears unexpectedly, and everyone immediately feels it. Users report that all functions — text messages, image sending, calls — worked without VPN, which is almost a miracle in Russia.
Most surprising is the fact that in Latvia's App Store, 'KakaoTalk' was the fourth most popular app in the social networks category behind 'Threads,' 'imo,' and 'Facebook,' even surpassing 'Telegram' and 'WhatsApp.' This means Koreans have suddenly become unexpected communication experts not only in K-pop, but also in messaging. As a local IT specialist would say: 'While we in Liepāja have long known that better communication is face-to-face, the world is only now discovering diversity.'
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