"This time, it is not a regular episode, but a warning video with a message that, I hope, people will hear. Many citizens of our country become victims of Ukrainian fraudsters every day. Pigs ask children to start fires in their apartments or open the gas on all the burners of the kitchen stove. Pigs even rob the gullible elderly. Don't be asleep, people, don't be a victim! A pig will do anything to extort information from you, to get your passwords, codes, personal data on the phone. It's better to just hang up than to engage in a conversation."
"This time, it is not a regular episode, but a warning video with a message that, I hope, people will hear. Many citizens of our country become victims of Ukrainian fraudsters every day. Pigs ask children to start fires in their apartments or open the gas on all the burners of the kitchen stove. Pigs even rob the gullible elderly. Don't be asleep, people, don't be a victim! A pig will do anything to extort information from you, to get your passwords, codes, personal data on the phone. It's better to just hang up than to engage in a conversation."
In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. The message was not authentic, with the real Zelenskiy soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app. 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. But because group chats and the channel features are not end-to-end encrypted, Galperin said user privacy is potentially under threat. Groups are also not fully encrypted, end-to-end. This includes private groups. Private groups cannot be seen by other Telegram users, but Telegram itself can see the groups and all of the communications that you have in them. All of the same risks and warnings about channels can be applied to groups.
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