After a seven year legal battle, over 700 days in custody between 4 different countries, Robert Rundo is finally a free man. However this comes with very harsh restrictions. Despite everything he has been through, Rob remains resilient, optimistic, and eager to get on with his life and excited for the future.
A sincere thank you to everyone who has written a letter, purchased a solidarity shirt, posted a sticker, and supported Rob during this lengthy struggle. The warrior spirit is alive and well.
After a seven year legal battle, over 700 days in custody between 4 different countries, Robert Rundo is finally a free man. However this comes with very harsh restrictions. Despite everything he has been through, Rob remains resilient, optimistic, and eager to get on with his life and excited for the future.
A sincere thank you to everyone who has written a letter, purchased a solidarity shirt, posted a sticker, and supported Rob during this lengthy struggle. The warrior spirit is alive and well.
Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations. WhatsApp, a rival messaging platform, introduced some measures to counter disinformation when Covid-19 was first sweeping the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 230 points, or 0.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% and 2.2%, respectively. All three indexes began the day with gains before selling off. 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. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements.
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