Лето 1980 года, Париж, Владимир Буковский и Наталья Горбаневская на акции протеста против Олимпиады в СССР. Фотографии Т.Л. Гладковой, архив Тургеневской библиотеки.
Лето 1980 года, Париж, Владимир Буковский и Наталья Горбаневская на акции протеста против Олимпиады в СССР. Фотографии Т.Л. Гладковой, архив Тургеневской библиотеки.
Two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, an account on the Telegram messaging platform posing as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged his armed forces to surrender. Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. 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. The fake Zelenskiy account reached 20,000 followers on Telegram before it was shut down, a remedial action that experts say is all too rare. I want a secure messaging app, should I use Telegram?
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