Bundespräsident Steinmeier (SPD) zur bevorstehenden Wahl: „Einflussnahme von außen ist eine Gefahr für die Demokratie, egal ob sie verdeckt erfolgt... oder offen und unverhohlen, wie dies derzeit auf der Plattform X besonders intensiv praktiziert wird.“
Bundespräsident Steinmeier (SPD) zur bevorstehenden Wahl: „Einflussnahme von außen ist eine Gefahr für die Demokratie, egal ob sie verdeckt erfolgt... oder offen und unverhohlen, wie dies derzeit auf der Plattform X besonders intensiv praktiziert wird.“
Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Durov wrote that Telegram was "increasingly becoming a source of unverified information," and he worried about the app being used to "incite ethnic hatred." Since January 2022, the SC has received a total of 47 complaints and enquiries on illegal investment schemes promoted through Telegram. These fraudulent schemes offer non-existent investment opportunities, promising very attractive and risk-free returns within a short span of time. They commonly offer unrealistic returns of as high as 1,000% within 24 hours or even within a few hours. 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." Following this, Sebi, in an order passed in January 2022, established that the administrators of a Telegram channel having a large subscriber base enticed the subscribers to act upon recommendations that were circulated by those administrators on the channel, leading to significant price and volume impact in various scrips. The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram.
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