На Соборной площади Московского Кремля украсили главную новогоднюю елку России. Ель привезли из деревни Знаменка под Москвой. В этом году выбор пал на 90-летнее дерево. Высота ели составляет 30 метров, диаметр ствола – 60 сантиметров, а размах ветвей – 8 метров.
На Соборной площади Московского Кремля украсили главную новогоднюю елку России. Ель привезли из деревни Знаменка под Москвой. В этом году выбор пал на 90-летнее дерево. Высота ели составляет 30 метров, диаметр ствола – 60 сантиметров, а размах ветвей – 8 метров.
As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. He adds: "Telegram has become my primary news source." But Telegram says people want to keep their chat history when they get a new phone, and they like having a data backup that will sync their chats across multiple devices. And that is why they let people choose whether they want their messages to be encrypted or not. When not turned on, though, chats are stored on Telegram's services, which are scattered throughout the world. But it has "disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments," Telegram states on its website. 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.
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