Пока весь мир напряжённо следит за выборами в США, достаточно занимательные новости приходят из другой части света: в Катарепроводился проводился референдум [с вопросом: надо или не надо проводить парламентские выборы]. И по итогам этого референдума 91% избирателей проголосовали за отмену выборов.
В этом ракурсе демократия выглядит как дракон, пожирающий собственный хвост.
Пока весь мир напряжённо следит за выборами в США, достаточно занимательные новости приходят из другой части света: в Катарепроводился проводился референдум [с вопросом: надо или не надо проводить парламентские выборы]. И по итогам этого референдума 91% избирателей проголосовали за отмену выборов.
В этом ракурсе демократия выглядит как дракон, пожирающий собственный хвост.
What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. "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. "Your messages about the movement of the enemy through the official chatbot … bring new trophies every day," the government agency tweeted. The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
from cn
