There are plenty of voices and profiles creating from the observer’s vantage point, grounding us in the reality of where we are. That perspective is essential for navigating through the 4D chess at the ground level.
But sometimes, I slip into the plot and forget—that’s not my mission.
There are plenty of voices and profiles creating from the observer’s vantage point, grounding us in the reality of where we are. That perspective is essential for navigating through the 4D chess at the ground level.
But sometimes, I slip into the plot and forget—that’s not my mission.
Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences. This ability to mix the public and the private, as well as the ability to use bots to engage with users has proved to be problematic. In early 2021, a database selling phone numbers pulled from Facebook was selling numbers for $20 per lookup. Similarly, security researchers found a network of deepfake bots on the platform that were generating images of people submitted by users to create non-consensual imagery, some of which involved children. 'Wild West' Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. "Your messages about the movement of the enemy through the official chatbot … bring new trophies every day," the government agency tweeted.
from ua
