ונצואלה טוענת: עצרנו "שכיר חרב" ישראלי שר הפנים של ונצואלה, שניתקה את היחסים עם ירושלים ב-2009, טען כי 125 שכירי חרב נעצרו במדינה הדרום אמריקנית - בהם גם אזרח ישראלי. משרד החוץ: "הפרטים בבדיקה"
ונצואלה טוענת: עצרנו "שכיר חרב" ישראלי שר הפנים של ונצואלה, שניתקה את היחסים עם ירושלים ב-2009, טען כי 125 שכירי חרב נעצרו במדינה הדרום אמריקנית - בהם גם אזרח ישראלי. משרד החוץ: "הפרטים בבדיקה"
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. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had carried out a similar exercise in 2017 in a matter related to circulation of messages through WhatsApp. 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. Asked about its stance on disinformation, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told AFP: "As noted by our CEO, the sheer volume of information being shared on channels makes it extremely difficult to verify, so it's important that users double-check what they read." At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup.
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