— Вотэбаутизм знаете чем плох? Из того, что кто-то другой плохой, не следует, что ты — хороший. Да, возможно, человек, который одной рукой машет украинским флагом, а другой продает России, не знаю, слезоточивый газ, — лицемер и негодяй. Но это не отменяет того, что с нами тоже не все в порядке.
— Вотэбаутизм знаете чем плох? Из того, что кто-то другой плохой, не следует, что ты — хороший. Да, возможно, человек, который одной рукой машет украинским флагом, а другой продает России, не знаю, слезоточивый газ, — лицемер и негодяй. Но это не отменяет того, что с нами тоже не все в порядке.
In the past, it was noticed that through bulk SMSes, investors were induced to invest in or purchase the stocks of certain listed companies. 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. 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. As a result, the pandemic saw many newcomers to Telegram, including prominent anti-vaccine activists who used the app's hands-off approach to share false information on shots, a study from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shows. 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.
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