Skype появился в 2003 году и быстро стал одним из крупнейших приложений для звонков в мире, набрав за 2 года 52 миллиона активных пользователей. В 2011 году его за 8.5 миллиардов купил Microsoft.
В мае 2025 года Microsoft закроет Skype и переведет всех пользователей в Teams.
Skype появился в 2003 году и быстро стал одним из крупнейших приложений для звонков в мире, набрав за 2 года 52 миллиона активных пользователей. В 2011 году его за 8.5 миллиардов купил Microsoft.
В мае 2025 года Microsoft закроет Skype и переведет всех пользователей в Teams.
On Feb. 27, however, he admitted from his Russian-language account that "Telegram channels are increasingly becoming a source of unverified information related to Ukrainian events." 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. 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. In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. "The result is on this photo: fiery 'greetings' to the invaders," the Security Service of Ukraine wrote alongside a photo showing several military vehicles among plumes of black smoke.
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