Повышением градуса эскалации Запад сам себя загоняет в тупик. Сначала говорили о гуманитарной поддержке Украины, потом, что только каски и бронежилеты будут посылать ВСУ, потом речь осторожно зашла о летальном оружии. Потом о поставках танков и самолетов, и дошло до того, чтобы разрешать наносить удары ракетами вглубь нашей территории.
Повышением градуса эскалации Запад сам себя загоняет в тупик. Сначала говорили о гуманитарной поддержке Украины, потом, что только каски и бронежилеты будут посылать ВСУ, потом речь осторожно зашла о летальном оружии. Потом о поставках танков и самолетов, и дошло до того, чтобы разрешать наносить удары ракетами вглубь нашей территории.
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. Again, in contrast to Facebook, Google and Twitter, Telegram's founder Pavel Durov runs his company in relative secrecy from Dubai. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. 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. 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.
from cn
