Оппозиционеру Владимиру Кара-Мурзе📸 предъявлено обвинение в госизмене за публичные выступления с критикой российских властей. Против Кара-Мурзы уже возбуждены два уголовных дела: за «фейки о российской армии» (по этому делу он был арестован в конце апреля) и за «осуществление деятельности нежелательной организации». Поводом ко второй уголовке стала конференция в поддержку политзаключенных в Сахаровском центре в 2021 году.
В день взятия под стражу Кара-Мурза был также признан иноагентом.
Оппозиционеру Владимиру Кара-Мурзе📸 предъявлено обвинение в госизмене за публичные выступления с критикой российских властей. Против Кара-Мурзы уже возбуждены два уголовных дела: за «фейки о российской армии» (по этому делу он был арестован в конце апреля) и за «осуществление деятельности нежелательной организации». Поводом ко второй уголовке стала конференция в поддержку политзаключенных в Сахаровском центре в 2021 году.
В день взятия под стражу Кара-Мурза был также признан иноагентом.
He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Asked about its stance on disinformation, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told AFP: "As noted by our CEO, the sheer volume of information being shared on channels makes it extremely difficult to verify, so it's important that users double-check what they read." 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.
from jp
