«Почему наши войска оказались в Венгрии, а не венгерские у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Чехословакии, а не чехословацкие у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Афганистане, а не афганские у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Эстонии, Латвии, Литве, а не их войска у нас?»
Так начинаются «Почемучки», стихотворение в прозе Александра Володина (1919 — 2001).
«Почему наши войска оказались в Венгрии, а не венгерские у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Чехословакии, а не чехословацкие у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Афганистане, а не афганские у нас? Почему наши войска оказались в Эстонии, Латвии, Литве, а не их войска у нас?»
Так начинаются «Почемучки», стихотворение в прозе Александра Володина (1919 — 2001).
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. 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. What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. The gold standard of encryption, known as end-to-end encryption, where only the sender and person who receives the message are able to see it, is available on Telegram only when the Secret Chat function is enabled. Voice and video calls are also completely encrypted. On Feb. 27, however, he admitted from his Russian-language account that "Telegram channels are increasingly becoming a source of unverified information related to Ukrainian events."
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