12 октября в 16:00 (МСК), на наших ресурсах состоится стрим с воронежским активистом САФ Никитой Лопатиным. Мы обсудим недавнее задержание нашего товарища в годовщину Чёрного Октября, поговорим о политическом активизме, цензуре и о безопасности.
12 октября в 16:00 (МСК), на наших ресурсах состоится стрим с воронежским активистом САФ Никитой Лопатиным. Мы обсудим недавнее задержание нашего товарища в годовщину Чёрного Октября, поговорим о политическом активизме, цензуре и о безопасности.
A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. "There are several million Russians who can lift their head up from propaganda and try to look for other sources, and I'd say that most look for it on Telegram," he said. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. Friday’s performance was part of a larger shift. For the week, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 2%, 2.9%, and 3.5%, respectively. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores.
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