Минэкологии Челябинской области провело-таки сомнительный аукцион на некие «научно-исследовательские работы по расчету рекреационной емкости и разработке плана развития экологического туризма особо охраняемых природных территорий». Реакция на публикацию Подопригора была замечательной: работы сильно подешевели, а данные об участниках конкурса и, главное, о его победителях чиновники засекретили.
Минэкологии Челябинской области провело-таки сомнительный аукцион на некие «научно-исследовательские работы по расчету рекреационной емкости и разработке плана развития экологического туризма особо охраняемых природных территорий». Реакция на публикацию Подопригора была замечательной: работы сильно подешевели, а данные об участниках конкурса и, главное, о его победителях чиновники засекретили.
Official government accounts have also spread fake fact checks. An official Twitter account for the Russia diplomatic mission in Geneva shared a fake debunking video claiming without evidence that "Western and Ukrainian media are creating thousands of fake news on Russia every day." The video, which has amassed almost 30,000 views, offered a "how-to" spot misinformation. Individual messages can be fully encrypted. But the user has to turn on that function. It's not automatic, as it is on Signal and WhatsApp. At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup. 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 message was not authentic, with the real Zelenskiy soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app.
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