We continue to discuss "the clinks", where those convicted of radical anti-war activities are now being sent. Balashov prison has a long history, and in its recent period it received the first political prisoner back in 2017. Read about this and other features of the clink in Balashov in the cards.
We continue to discuss "the clinks", where those convicted of radical anti-war activities are now being sent. Balashov prison has a long history, and in its recent period it received the first political prisoner back in 2017. Read about this and other features of the clink in Balashov in the cards.
In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the early-morning hours of February 24, targeting several key cities with military strikes. For example, WhatsApp restricted the number of times a user could forward something, and developed automated systems that detect and flag objectionable content. 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. On December 23rd, 2020, Pavel Durov posted to his channel that the company would need to start generating revenue. In early 2021, he added that any advertising on the platform would not use user data for targeting, and that it would be focused on “large one-to-many channels.” He pledged that ads would be “non-intrusive” and that most users would simply not notice any change.
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