Essen, Germany — At a minute’s silence on Dec. 21 for the victims of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack, an attendee shouts, “Germany for the Germans.” The crowd responds in anger and chants, “Nazis out!”
Essen, Germany — At a minute’s silence on Dec. 21 for the victims of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack, an attendee shouts, “Germany for the Germans.” The crowd responds in anger and chants, “Nazis out!”
Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements. 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. In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. The regulator said it had received information that messages containing stock tips and other investment advice with respect to selected listed companies are being widely circulated through websites and social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
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