Nach Drosten, RKI-Chef Wieler, Ober-Impf-Guru Klaus Cichutek vom PEI und Biontech-Gründer Ugur Sahin bekommt jetzt auch Alena Buyx von Steinmeier das Bundesverdienstkreuz – für ihr wichtiges “Engagement während der Corona-Pandemie”, mit dem sie laut dem Genossen einen wichtigen Beitrag"zur verantwortungsvollen Gestaltung der Zukunft unserer Gesellschaft" geleistet habe. Zwicken Sie mich bitte! Das muss alles ein satirischer (Alb-)Traum sein!
Nach Drosten, RKI-Chef Wieler, Ober-Impf-Guru Klaus Cichutek vom PEI und Biontech-Gründer Ugur Sahin bekommt jetzt auch Alena Buyx von Steinmeier das Bundesverdienstkreuz – für ihr wichtiges “Engagement während der Corona-Pandemie”, mit dem sie laut dem Genossen einen wichtigen Beitrag"zur verantwortungsvollen Gestaltung der Zukunft unserer Gesellschaft" geleistet habe. Zwicken Sie mich bitte! Das muss alles ein satirischer (Alb-)Traum sein!
Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations. 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. For Oleksandra Tsekhanovska, head of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group at the Kyiv-based Ukraine Crisis Media Center, the effects are both near- and far-reaching.
from jp
