🇺🇸 An anonymous account named "Crémieux Recueil" is a big deal in tech circles on Twitter. Both Elon Musk and Garry Tan have subscriptions to him; Investor and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Snrivasan and Marc Andreessen of Andreessen-Horowitz have both interacted with him on the platform.
The account regularly promotes race science, eugenics, and other pseudoscientific ideas that are considered fringe even among the far-right.
🇺🇸 An anonymous account named "Crémieux Recueil" is a big deal in tech circles on Twitter. Both Elon Musk and Garry Tan have subscriptions to him; Investor and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Snrivasan and Marc Andreessen of Andreessen-Horowitz have both interacted with him on the platform.
The account regularly promotes race science, eugenics, and other pseudoscientific ideas that are considered fringe even among the far-right.
The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides. 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. So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives? Under the Sebi Act, the regulator has the power to carry out search and seizure of books, registers, documents including electronics and digital devices from any person associated with the securities market. I want a secure messaging app, should I use Telegram?
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