Groups. Up to 200,000 people can talk, text and share media in group chats.
Groups can be privateorpublic and offer powerful admin tools to manage discussions of any size – including polls to make group decisions and video chats with screensharing.
Any group can enable Topics to create separate spaces for discussing work, hobbies and more.
Groups. Up to 200,000 people can talk, text and share media in group chats.
Groups can be privateorpublic and offer powerful admin tools to manage discussions of any size – including polls to make group decisions and video chats with screensharing.
Any group can enable Topics to create separate spaces for discussing work, hobbies and more.
As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety. Asked about its stance on disinformation, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told AFP: "As noted by our CEO, the sheer volume of information being shared on channels makes it extremely difficult to verify, so it's important that users double-check what they read." "Russians are really disconnected from the reality of what happening to their country," Andrey said. "So Telegram has become essential for understanding what's going on to the Russian-speaking world."
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