The photograph appears to have been taken at night in an outdoor setting. The background shows a simple, residential-style building with a stone wall. The scene is dimly lit, with the primary light source emanating from two burning torches held by the central figure.
The central figure is a dark-skinned young man with a muscular build, appearing to be in his early twenties. He is nude, holding burning torches in each hand, and a sign reading “I AM SERIOUS NOW” across his chest. He appears serious and determined, almost defiant. The image quality suggests it was likely taken with a basic digital camera. The man's expression seems oddly out of sync with the potentially provocative nature of the image.
There is a thin string or wire that appears to be attached to his genitals and connected to the laptop. The laptop appears to be on and displaying a website. The overall aesthetic of the setting, combined with the subject's attire and expression, presents a somewhat unsettling composition.
The photograph appears to have been taken at night in an outdoor setting. The background shows a simple, residential-style building with a stone wall. The scene is dimly lit, with the primary light source emanating from two burning torches held by the central figure.
The central figure is a dark-skinned young man with a muscular build, appearing to be in his early twenties. He is nude, holding burning torches in each hand, and a sign reading “I AM SERIOUS NOW” across his chest. He appears serious and determined, almost defiant. The image quality suggests it was likely taken with a basic digital camera. The man's expression seems oddly out of sync with the potentially provocative nature of the image.
There is a thin string or wire that appears to be attached to his genitals and connected to the laptop. The laptop appears to be on and displaying a website. The overall aesthetic of the setting, combined with the subject's attire and expression, presents a somewhat unsettling composition.
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 channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. Stocks dropped on Friday afternoon, as gains made earlier in the day on hopes for diplomatic progress between Russia and Ukraine turned to losses. Technology stocks were hit particularly hard by higher bond yields. The account, "War on Fakes," was created on February 24, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" and troops began invading Ukraine. The page is rife with disinformation, according to The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, which studies digital extremism and published a report examining the channel. Continuing its crackdown against entities allegedly involved in a front-running scam using messaging app Telegram, Sebi on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at the premises of eight entities in multiple locations across the country.
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