О символизме слова и языка Любое слово есть не что иное, как символ идеи, которую оно призвано выразить; равным образом и язык, устный и письменный, является поистине совокупностью символов; вот почему язык – вопреки всем «натуралистическим» теориям, изобретенным в новейшие времена с целью его объяснения, – не может быть ни более или менее искусственным творением человека, ни простым продуктом его чисто индивидуальных способностей.
О символизме слова и языка Любое слово есть не что иное, как символ идеи, которую оно призвано выразить; равным образом и язык, устный и письменный, является поистине совокупностью символов; вот почему язык – вопреки всем «натуралистическим» теориям, изобретенным в новейшие времена с целью его объяснения, – не может быть ни более или менее искусственным творением человека, ни простым продуктом его чисто индивидуальных способностей.
Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Durov wrote that Telegram was "increasingly becoming a source of unverified information," and he worried about the app being used to "incite ethnic hatred." At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders.
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