Nach dem starken Abschneiden des Rassemblement National (RN, 31,5%) bei den Europawahlen kündigte Frankreichs Präsident Macron an, die Nationalversammlung (Unterhaus des französischen Parlaments) aufzulösen. Gleichzeitig setzte Macron in seiner Fernsehansprache Neuwahlen für den 30.06. und 07.07.24 an.
Nach dem starken Abschneiden des Rassemblement National (RN, 31,5%) bei den Europawahlen kündigte Frankreichs Präsident Macron an, die Nationalversammlung (Unterhaus des französischen Parlaments) aufzulösen. Gleichzeitig setzte Macron in seiner Fernsehansprache Neuwahlen für den 30.06. und 07.07.24 an.
Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram. They rely on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has remained an important lifeline for both Russians and Ukrainians, as a way of staying aware of the latest news and keeping in touch with loved ones. The company maintains that it cannot act against individual or group chats, which are “private amongst their participants,” but it will respond to requests in relation to sticker sets, channels and bots which are publicly available. During the invasion of Ukraine, Pavel Durov has wrestled with this issue a lot more prominently than he has before. Channels like Donbass Insider and Bellum Acta, as reported by Foreign Policy, started pumping out pro-Russian propaganda as the invasion began. So much so that the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council issued a statement labeling which accounts are Russian-backed. Ukrainian officials, in potential violation of the Geneva Convention, have shared imagery of dead and captured Russian soldiers on the platform. Also in the latest update is the ability for users to create a unique @username from the Settings page, providing others with an easy way to contact them via Search or their t.me/username link without sharing their phone number. NEWS Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations.
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