🌧Andauernde Regenfälle verursachen in Malaysia schwere Überschwemmungen
Der größte Bundesstaat von #Malaysia, Sarawak, wird derzeit lokalen Medienberichten zufolge von einer schweren #Überschwemmung heimgesucht. Dutzende Städte und Hunderte Dörfer seien betroffen. Mehr als 5000 Menschen seien gezwungen gewesen, ihre Häuser zu verlassen.
🌧Andauernde Regenfälle verursachen in Malaysia schwere Überschwemmungen
Der größte Bundesstaat von #Malaysia, Sarawak, wird derzeit lokalen Medienberichten zufolge von einer schweren #Überschwemmung heimgesucht. Dutzende Städte und Hunderte Dörfer seien betroffen. Mehr als 5000 Menschen seien gezwungen gewesen, ihre Häuser zu verlassen.
Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements. 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. 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. Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram. The regulator said it had received information that messages containing stock tips and other investment advice with respect to selected listed companies are being widely circulated through websites and social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
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