— ❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: European officials have told Arab outlets that they believe Israel has made the decision to carry out a strike on Iran's nuclear sites, after Donald Trump is officially sworn in as President of the United States – Al Arabiya
— ❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: European officials have told Arab outlets that they believe Israel has made the decision to carry out a strike on Iran's nuclear sites, after Donald Trump is officially sworn in as President of the United States – Al Arabiya
But the Ukraine Crisis Media Center's Tsekhanovska points out that communications are often down in zones most affected by the war, making this sort of cross-referencing a luxury many cannot afford. 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. 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. "And that set off kind of a battle royale for control of the platform that Durov eventually lost," said Nathalie Maréchal of the Washington advocacy group Ranking Digital Rights.
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