Недавний визит Медведева в Китай и встреча с Си Цзиньпином заставляют взглянуть на эту вроде бы однозначную фигуру с совершенно иной точки зрения, — особенно с учётом той энергии, с которой идентифицирующиеся с руководителем «Единой России» лица внезапно начали опровергать значимость этой поездки, настаивая на её сугубо формальном и исключительно партийном характере.
Недавний визит Медведева в Китай и встреча с Си Цзиньпином заставляют взглянуть на эту вроде бы однозначную фигуру с совершенно иной точки зрения, — особенно с учётом той энергии, с которой идентифицирующиеся с руководителем «Единой России» лица внезапно начали опровергать значимость этой поездки, настаивая на её сугубо формальном и исключительно партийном характере.
Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” Soloviev also promoted the channel in a post he shared on his own Telegram, which has 580,000 followers. The post recommended his viewers subscribe to "War on Fakes" in a time of fake news. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. It is unclear who runs the account, although Russia's official Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter account promoted the Telegram channel on Saturday and claimed it was operated by "a group of experts & journalists."
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