В Госдуму внесли законопроект, который позволит исключить талибов* из списка террористов.
Ряд сенаторов и депутатов предлагают временно убрать эту организацию, а также другие международные организации из списка запрещенных в РФ, если они прекратили осуществлять деятельность, направленную на пропаганду, оправдание и поддержку терроризма.
* участники запрещенной в РФ террористической организации
В Госдуму внесли законопроект, который позволит исключить талибов* из списка террористов.
Ряд сенаторов и депутатов предлагают временно убрать эту организацию, а также другие международные организации из списка запрещенных в РФ, если они прекратили осуществлять деятельность, направленную на пропаганду, оправдание и поддержку терроризма.
* участники запрещенной в РФ террористической организации
Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” 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. Lastly, the web previews of t.me links have been given a new look, adding chat backgrounds and design elements from the fully-features Telegram Web client. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers.
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