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СТРАНОВЕД Telegram | DID YOU KNOW?
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So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives? 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. 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. Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny Bot During Russian Election Despite Telegram's origins, its approach to users' security has privacy advocates worried.
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