Israel working to identify slain hostages after Red Cross transfers remains from Gaza
Hamas hands over coffins that are supposed to hold bodies of Itzik Elgarat, Tsahi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur and another captive * Palestinian prisoners freed into West Bank, Jerusalem
Israel working to identify slain hostages after Red Cross transfers remains from Gaza
Hamas hands over coffins that are supposed to hold bodies of Itzik Elgarat, Tsahi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur and another captive * Palestinian prisoners freed into West Bank, Jerusalem
This provided opportunity to their linked entities to offload their shares at higher prices and make significant profits at the cost of unsuspecting retail investors. He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. 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.” WhatsApp, a rival messaging platform, introduced some measures to counter disinformation when Covid-19 was first sweeping the world. 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.
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