🇷🇺 Chaos unfolds in Russia: A man sets fire to a post office in Leningrad Oblast, while a series of explosions rock Moscow and St. Petersburg as unknown individuals launch fireworks and firecrackers in post offices and banks. Several pensioners have been detained, with Russian media alleging "involvement of Ukrainian call centers".
🇷🇺 Chaos unfolds in Russia: A man sets fire to a post office in Leningrad Oblast, while a series of explosions rock Moscow and St. Petersburg as unknown individuals launch fireworks and firecrackers in post offices and banks. Several pensioners have been detained, with Russian media alleging "involvement of Ukrainian call centers".
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. Elsewhere, version 8.6 of Telegram integrates the in-app camera option into the gallery, while a new navigation bar gives quick access to photos, files, location sharing, and more. In a statement, the regulator said the search and seizure operation was carried out against seven individuals and one corporate entity at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar in Gujarat, Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Mumbai. The account, "War on Fakes," was created on February 24, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" and troops began invading Ukraine. The page is rife with disinformation, according to The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, which studies digital extremism and published a report examining the channel. 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.
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