— Вотэбаутизм знаете чем плох? Из того, что кто-то другой плохой, не следует, что ты — хороший. Да, возможно, человек, который одной рукой машет украинским флагом, а другой продает России, не знаю, слезоточивый газ, — лицемер и негодяй. Но это не отменяет того, что с нами тоже не все в порядке.
— Вотэбаутизм знаете чем плох? Из того, что кто-то другой плохой, не следует, что ты — хороший. Да, возможно, человек, который одной рукой машет украинским флагом, а другой продает России, не знаю, слезоточивый газ, — лицемер и негодяй. Но это не отменяет того, что с нами тоже не все в порядке.
Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Asked about its stance on disinformation, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told AFP: "As noted by our CEO, the sheer volume of information being shared on channels makes it extremely difficult to verify, so it's important that users double-check what they read." The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. "We as Ukrainians believe that the truth is on our side, whether it's truth that you're proclaiming about the war and everything else, why would you want to hide it?," he said.
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