عامٌ جديد اِنقضى من عمري أغلق فيه دفتر الماضي لأبدأ عامًا جديدًا وصفحة جديدة أُدوّن فيها أول سطور العُمر لهذا العام . . كلُّ عامٍ وأنا أكثر تفاؤلًا، وإيجابيّة، كلُّ عامٍ وأنا لله أقرب، وأكثر طاعة، كلُّ عامٍ وأنا أصرُّ على أن أعيش سعيدةً، وضاحكةً، وممتنة لكل الأشياء التي قد تبدو في عين الكثير بسيطة في حين أنها تعني لي العالم كله!!♥️
عامٌ جديد اِنقضى من عمري أغلق فيه دفتر الماضي لأبدأ عامًا جديدًا وصفحة جديدة أُدوّن فيها أول سطور العُمر لهذا العام . . كلُّ عامٍ وأنا أكثر تفاؤلًا، وإيجابيّة، كلُّ عامٍ وأنا لله أقرب، وأكثر طاعة، كلُّ عامٍ وأنا أصرُّ على أن أعيش سعيدةً، وضاحكةً، وممتنة لكل الأشياء التي قد تبدو في عين الكثير بسيطة في حين أنها تعني لي العالم كله!!♥️
In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. Stocks closed in the red Friday as investors weighed upbeat remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin about diplomatic discussions with Ukraine against a weaker-than-expected print on U.S. consumer sentiment. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram. They rely on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has remained an important lifeline for both Russians and Ukrainians, as a way of staying aware of the latest news and keeping in touch with loved ones. 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.
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