After a seven year legal battle, over 700 days in custody between 4 different countries, Robert Rundo is finally a free man. However this comes with very harsh restrictions. Despite everything he has been through, Rob remains resilient, optimistic, and eager to get on with his life and excited for the future.
A sincere thank you to everyone who has written a letter, purchased a solidarity shirt, posted a sticker, and supported Rob during this lengthy struggle. The warrior spirit is alive and well.
After a seven year legal battle, over 700 days in custody between 4 different countries, Robert Rundo is finally a free man. However this comes with very harsh restrictions. Despite everything he has been through, Rob remains resilient, optimistic, and eager to get on with his life and excited for the future.
A sincere thank you to everyone who has written a letter, purchased a solidarity shirt, posted a sticker, and supported Rob during this lengthy struggle. The warrior spirit is alive and well.
In a message on his Telegram channel recently recounting the episode, Durov wrote: "I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation." One thing that Telegram now offers to all users is the ability to “disappear” messages or set remote deletion deadlines. That enables users to have much more control over how long people can access what you’re sending them. Given that Russian law enforcement officials are reportedly (via Insider) stopping people in the street and demanding to read their text messages, this could be vital to protect individuals from reprisals. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. Update March 8, 2022: EFF has clarified that Channels and Groups are not fully encrypted, end-to-end, updated our post to link to Telegram’s FAQ for Cloud and Secret chats, updated to clarify that auto-delete is available for group and channel admins, and added some additional links. 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.
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