Again, in contrast to Facebook, Google and Twitter, Telegram's founder Pavel Durov runs his company in relative secrecy from Dubai. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. 'Wild West' Some privacy experts say Telegram is not secure enough For example, WhatsApp restricted the number of times a user could forward something, and developed automated systems that detect and flag objectionable content.
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