As a result, the pandemic saw many newcomers to Telegram, including prominent anti-vaccine activists who used the app's hands-off approach to share false information on shots, a study from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shows. WhatsApp, a rival messaging platform, introduced some measures to counter disinformation when Covid-19 was first sweeping the world. 'Wild West' Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images But because group chats and the channel features are not end-to-end encrypted, Galperin said user privacy is potentially under threat.
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