Changelog: - links to sites and apps don't close previous browser into a tab - fix sending js callbacks to mini apps while they are closed into a tab - yet another fix of calls for 34 target sdk: fix crash when call is received in a background
Changelog: - links to sites and apps don't close previous browser into a tab - fix sending js callbacks to mini apps while they are closed into a tab - yet another fix of calls for 34 target sdk: fix crash when call is received in a background
The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. Lastly, the web previews of t.me links have been given a new look, adding chat backgrounds and design elements from the fully-features Telegram Web client. Despite Telegram's origins, its approach to users' security has privacy advocates worried. A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. Pavel Durov, Telegram's CEO, is known as "the Russian Mark Zuckerberg," for co-founding VKontakte, which is Russian for "in touch," a Facebook imitator that became the country's most popular social networking site.
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