Американская инфраструктура и электросети оказались не готовы к обрушившимся на страну холодам, заявила на брифинге советница президента США по вопросам внутренней безопасности Элизабет Шервуд-Рэндалл.
Согласно последним данным, из-за снежной бури около 674,1 тыс. жителей Техаса по-прежнему остаются без электроснабжения, более 260 тыс. из них лишены водопроводной воды
Американская инфраструктура и электросети оказались не готовы к обрушившимся на страну холодам, заявила на брифинге советница президента США по вопросам внутренней безопасности Элизабет Шервуд-Рэндалл.
Согласно последним данным, из-за снежной бури около 674,1 тыс. жителей Техаса по-прежнему остаются без электроснабжения, более 260 тыс. из них лишены водопроводной воды
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. He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. But because group chats and the channel features are not end-to-end encrypted, Galperin said user privacy is potentially under threat. But Telegram says people want to keep their chat history when they get a new phone, and they like having a data backup that will sync their chats across multiple devices. And that is why they let people choose whether they want their messages to be encrypted or not. When not turned on, though, chats are stored on Telegram's services, which are scattered throughout the world. But it has "disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments," Telegram states on its website. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion.
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