'Wild West' But because group chats and the channel features are not end-to-end encrypted, Galperin said user privacy is potentially under threat. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images "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. READ MORE
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