Раньше дети мечтали о пейджерах, подростки о смартфонах, а взрослые о крутых тачках. Теперь пейджеры стали оружием массового поражения, смартфоны у всех, спорткары у избранных. Таково общество потребления, любая химера станет товаром при соотвествующем спросе, просто не всегда тем, чем изначально казалась. Как с дронами, про которые 10 лет назад нам рассказывали, как удобно он доставит пиццу в твоё окно.
Раньше дети мечтали о пейджерах, подростки о смартфонах, а взрослые о крутых тачках. Теперь пейджеры стали оружием массового поражения, смартфоны у всех, спорткары у избранных. Таково общество потребления, любая химера станет товаром при соотвествующем спросе, просто не всегда тем, чем изначально казалась. Как с дронами, про которые 10 лет назад нам рассказывали, как удобно он доставит пиццу в твоё окно.
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. Groups are also not fully encrypted, end-to-end. This includes private groups. Private groups cannot be seen by other Telegram users, but Telegram itself can see the groups and all of the communications that you have in them. All of the same risks and warnings about channels can be applied to groups. 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. Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny Bot During Russian Election Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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