As I mentioned last week, these resolutions set an even higher bar for us, including new compliance obligations for our Firm that we can and must meet. They give us an opportunity to prove that we have changed, that our changes are working and that we will continue to seek ways to improve.
All of us are the standard-bearers of our professional integrity. We have seen how decisions taken by a small group of colleagues or the actions of just one impact us all. We are one Firm. Missteps can have far-reaching consequences, and we all bear responsibility for one another’s actions. The behavior of each of us — regardless of role, tenure or path — matters, and everyone must understand our commitments and live into them without fail. We risk serious harm to our Firm and potential liability to ourselves if we do not uphold our new obligations. Each of us must speak up when we have a concern or see something that doesn’t live up to our standards — or doesn’t feel right. We can’t let each other, our clients, our communities or our Firm down.
Moving our Firm forward starts with being open about our past and committed to the changes we have made. We should be proud of where we are today and have the confidence to talk about it. Writing the first chapter of our second century requires us to continue upholding our reputation for ‘setting the standard’ and delivering truly distinctive impact as partners to our clients.
As I mentioned last week, these resolutions set an even higher bar for us, including new compliance obligations for our Firm that we can and must meet. They give us an opportunity to prove that we have changed, that our changes are working and that we will continue to seek ways to improve.
All of us are the standard-bearers of our professional integrity. We have seen how decisions taken by a small group of colleagues or the actions of just one impact us all. We are one Firm. Missteps can have far-reaching consequences, and we all bear responsibility for one another’s actions. The behavior of each of us — regardless of role, tenure or path — matters, and everyone must understand our commitments and live into them without fail. We risk serious harm to our Firm and potential liability to ourselves if we do not uphold our new obligations. Each of us must speak up when we have a concern or see something that doesn’t live up to our standards — or doesn’t feel right. We can’t let each other, our clients, our communities or our Firm down.
Moving our Firm forward starts with being open about our past and committed to the changes we have made. We should be proud of where we are today and have the confidence to talk about it. Writing the first chapter of our second century requires us to continue upholding our reputation for ‘setting the standard’ and delivering truly distinctive impact as partners to our clients.
WhatsApp, a rival messaging platform, introduced some measures to counter disinformation when Covid-19 was first sweeping the world. Ukrainian forces have since put up a strong resistance to the Russian troops amid the war that has left hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including children, dead, according to the United Nations. Ukrainian and international officials have accused Russia of targeting civilian populations with shelling and bombardments. At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform.
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