Спустя полтора года европейский суд снял санкции и запрет экс-губернатору Севастополя Овсянникову вести бизнес на Кипре, так как он «лишился влияния на российскую политику и перестал подрывать суверенитет и территориальную целостность Украины». Сам Овсянников в своем иске убеждал судей, что «возглавить непризнанный Европой регион его заставил Путин».
Спустя полтора года европейский суд снял санкции и запрет экс-губернатору Севастополя Овсянникову вести бизнес на Кипре, так как он «лишился влияния на российскую политику и перестал подрывать суверенитет и территориальную целостность Украины». Сам Овсянников в своем иске убеждал судей, что «возглавить непризнанный Европой регион его заставил Путин».
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.” Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. 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. Artem Kliuchnikov and his family fled Ukraine just days before the Russian invasion.
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