Я прекрасно знаю, какая в стране пенсия, уже хотя бы потому, что много лет ежемесячно плачу вторую пенсию своим подписчикам-пенсионерам. Там двести с лишним человек. Вы позволите мне ходить в рестораны по моему выбору? Тем более что я и не была там: друзья меню прислали. А также — если вам нужна помощь и вы смените тон — я буду рада включить и вас в многостраничный список людей, которым я ежемесячно отправляю деньги.
Я прекрасно знаю, какая в стране пенсия, уже хотя бы потому, что много лет ежемесячно плачу вторую пенсию своим подписчикам-пенсионерам. Там двести с лишним человек. Вы позволите мне ходить в рестораны по моему выбору? Тем более что я и не была там: друзья меню прислали. А также — если вам нужна помощь и вы смените тон — я буду рада включить и вас в многостраничный список людей, которым я ежемесячно отправляю деньги.
The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. Update March 8, 2022: EFF has clarified that Channels and Groups are not fully encrypted, end-to-end, updated our post to link to Telegram’s FAQ for Cloud and Secret chats, updated to clarify that auto-delete is available for group and channel admins, and added some additional links. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. In December 2021, Sebi officials had conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises of certain persons carrying out similar manipulative activities through Telegram channels.
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