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โฃ๏ธ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ โฃ๏ธ Telegram | DID YOU KNOW?
False news often spreads via public groups, or chats, with potentially fatal effects. On Telegramโs website, it says that Pavel Durov โsupports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)โs input is technological.โ Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. "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. 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. READ MORE
โฃ๏ธ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ โฃ๏ธ from ES