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نَٖبٰٖضٖٚضٖٚۂ حٰٖحٰٖمَِٰوَِدٌِهِٰۂ آِإَلَِٖدٌِࢪٖعٰٖآِإَوَِيٰۂ!⇣💛 Telegram | DID YOU KNOW?
At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. "And that set off kind of a battle royale for control of the platform that Durov eventually lost," said Nathalie Maréchal of the Washington advocacy group Ranking Digital Rights. Telegram does offer end-to-end encrypted communications through Secret Chats, but this is not the default setting. Standard conversations use the MTProto method, enabling server-client encryption but with them stored on the server for ease-of-access. This makes using Telegram across multiple devices simple, but also means that the regular Telegram chats you’re having with folks are not as secure as you may believe. He adds: "Telegram has become my primary news source."
نَٖبٰٖضٖٚضٖٚۂ حٰٖحٰٖمَِٰوَِدٌِهِٰۂ آِإَلَِٖدٌِࢪٖعٰٖآِإَوَِيٰۂ!⇣💛 from HK