Азаров Д.И., Самарская область Аксёнов С.В., Крым Бочаров А.И., Волгоградская область Бречалов А.В., Удмуртия Бурков А.Л., Омская область Владимиров В.В., Ставропольский край Гольдштейн Р.Э., ЕАО Калиматов М.М., Ингушетия Клычков А.Е., Орловская область Коков К.В., Кабардино-Балкария Комарова Н.В., ХМАО-Югра Махонин Д.Н., Пермский край Парфенчиков А.О., Карелия Радаев В.В., Саратовская область Русских А.Ю., Ульяновская область Томенко В.П., Алтайский край Уйба В.В., Коми Хасиков Б.С., Калмыкия
Азаров Д.И., Самарская область Аксёнов С.В., Крым Бочаров А.И., Волгоградская область Бречалов А.В., Удмуртия Бурков А.Л., Омская область Владимиров В.В., Ставропольский край Гольдштейн Р.Э., ЕАО Калиматов М.М., Ингушетия Клычков А.Е., Орловская область Коков К.В., Кабардино-Балкария Комарова Н.В., ХМАО-Югра Махонин Д.Н., Пермский край Парфенчиков А.О., Карелия Радаев В.В., Саратовская область Русских А.Ю., Ульяновская область Томенко В.П., Алтайский край Уйба В.В., Коми Хасиков Б.С., Калмыкия
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. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. Although some channels have been removed, the curation process is considered opaque and insufficient by analysts. Unlike Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook and Twitter, which run very public anti-disinformation programs, Brooking said: "Telegram is famously lax or absent in its content moderation policy." The Security Service of Ukraine said in a tweet that it was able to effectively target Russian convoys near Kyiv because of messages sent to an official Telegram bot account called "STOP Russian War."
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