Новости из мира европейского безумия. Монеточку* и Noize MC** номинировали на Нобелевскую премию мира. Об этом профессор лингвистики Арнфинн Мурувик Вонен рассказал журналисту Владимиру Раевскому. Документы были поданы вечером 9 декабря. Авторами заявки выступила группа преподавателей Столичного университета Осло, где работает Вонен.
*Елизавета Гырдымова (Монеточка) признана Минюстом России иностранным агентом **Иван Алексеев (Noize MC) признан Минюстом России иностранным агентом
Новости из мира европейского безумия. Монеточку* и Noize MC** номинировали на Нобелевскую премию мира. Об этом профессор лингвистики Арнфинн Мурувик Вонен рассказал журналисту Владимиру Раевскому. Документы были поданы вечером 9 декабря. Авторами заявки выступила группа преподавателей Столичного университета Осло, где работает Вонен.
*Елизавета Гырдымова (Монеточка) признана Минюстом России иностранным агентом **Иван Алексеев (Noize MC) признан Минюстом России иностранным агентом
Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. 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. As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. 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 has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications.
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