Дела не так давно минувших дней. А уже кажутся чем-то историческим и полуфантастическим.
Ровно два года назад я вышел из двухнедельного карантина после очередного пандемийного прилета в Китай (Москва - Шэньчжэнь). И вот, чтобы по Шэньчжэню можно было свободно передвигаться в ожидании вылета в Харбин, нужно было 1 раз в 24 часа проходить ПЦР-тестирование. Видео с такого теста.
Дела не так давно минувших дней. А уже кажутся чем-то историческим и полуфантастическим.
Ровно два года назад я вышел из двухнедельного карантина после очередного пандемийного прилета в Китай (Москва - Шэньчжэнь). И вот, чтобы по Шэньчжэню можно было свободно передвигаться в ожидании вылета в Харбин, нужно было 1 раз в 24 часа проходить ПЦР-тестирование. Видео с такого теста.
In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. 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. Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. Ukrainian forces have since put up a strong resistance to the Russian troops amid the war that has left hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including children, dead, according to the United Nations. Ukrainian and international officials have accused Russia of targeting civilian populations with shelling and bombardments. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war.
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