One needn't only cheat to be disloyal. Secrets, lies, and exclusion are all acts of selfish betrayal. The attendance of clubs, bars, gyms, and even work become acts of truancy if you're deliberately excluding someone you shouldn't. If you're willing to spend weekdays, weekends, birthdays, or Christmases with strangers as opposed to those who love you, you're just as repugnant and untrustworthy as the most unfaithful of lovers.
One needn't only cheat to be disloyal. Secrets, lies, and exclusion are all acts of selfish betrayal. The attendance of clubs, bars, gyms, and even work become acts of truancy if you're deliberately excluding someone you shouldn't. If you're willing to spend weekdays, weekends, birthdays, or Christmases with strangers as opposed to those who love you, you're just as repugnant and untrustworthy as the most unfaithful of lovers.
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. Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. Telegram does offer end-to-end encrypted communications through Secret Chats, but this is not the default setting. Standard conversations use the MTProto method, enabling server-client encryption but with them stored on the server for ease-of-access. This makes using Telegram across multiple devices simple, but also means that the regular Telegram chats you’re having with folks are not as secure as you may believe. Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK.
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