Humans represent just 0.01% of all living things on the planet but have caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants, according to a 2018 study.
Humans represent just 0.01% of all living things on the planet but have caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants, according to a 2018 study.
Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. But the Ukraine Crisis Media Center's Tsekhanovska points out that communications are often down in zones most affected by the war, making this sort of cross-referencing a luxury many cannot afford. NEWS "He has kind of an old-school cyber-libertarian world view where technology is there to set you free," Maréchal said.
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