Арестованный свердловский мэр сдает областное начальство. Говорят, глава Дегтярска Пильников, которого обвиняют во взятке, утверждает, что статусные чиновники получали откаты с госконтрактов на его территории. «Фигурируют громкие имена – в том числе некоторых членов правительства [региона]», – передает наш источник. В СИЗО Пильников пробудет минимум до начала февраля.
Арестованный свердловский мэр сдает областное начальство. Говорят, глава Дегтярска Пильников, которого обвиняют во взятке, утверждает, что статусные чиновники получали откаты с госконтрактов на его территории. «Фигурируют громкие имена – в том числе некоторых членов правительства [региона]», – передает наш источник. В СИЗО Пильников пробудет минимум до начала февраля.
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. Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences. The regulator said it had received information that messages containing stock tips and other investment advice with respect to selected listed companies are being widely circulated through websites and social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.”
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