One year on from 19th April 2023, the day Cooper Andrews ("🇺🇸"), Finbar Cafferkey (🇮🇪), and Dmitriy Petrov fell in battle near Bakhmut, we will gather in Berlin to remember their lives. We'll read their words, hear directly from their friends, and guide internationalist discussions, incl. about parallels between the struggles of Kurds and Ukrainians.
The 3 are among many anarchists, feminists, antifascists, trade unionists & human rights defenders who have perished in the Russian imperialist war in Ukraine. Dmitriy, Finbar & Marsy previously fought in defence of the revolution in Rojava.
One year on from 19th April 2023, the day Cooper Andrews ("🇺🇸"), Finbar Cafferkey (🇮🇪), and Dmitriy Petrov fell in battle near Bakhmut, we will gather in Berlin to remember their lives. We'll read their words, hear directly from their friends, and guide internationalist discussions, incl. about parallels between the struggles of Kurds and Ukrainians.
The 3 are among many anarchists, feminists, antifascists, trade unionists & human rights defenders who have perished in the Russian imperialist war in Ukraine. Dmitriy, Finbar & Marsy previously fought in defence of the revolution in Rojava.
Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. 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. 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. Emerson Brooking, a disinformation expert at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, said: "Back in the Wild West period of content moderation, like 2014 or 2015, maybe they could have gotten away with it, but it stands in marked contrast with how other companies run themselves today." 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.
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