После кибервзлома Citibank авторитет "казанской" ОПГ Дамир Шадаев нуждался в обналичке украденного. Деньги вывел на счета финского магазина оружия. Эта лавка, по мнению МВД, поставила винтовку, из которой застрелили легендарного мафиозо Отари Квантришвили. Шадаева милиция тоже считала заказчиком убийств. Ограбив Citibank, Дамир пережил несколько покушений и похищений (в рапорте МВД даже цифра есть). Потом избрался сенатором, стал депутатом Госдумы. Министр МЧС Владимир Пучков сделал этого шикарного человека главой департамента министерства. А сейчас Шадаев снова депутат, от ЛДПР.
После кибервзлома Citibank авторитет "казанской" ОПГ Дамир Шадаев нуждался в обналичке украденного. Деньги вывел на счета финского магазина оружия. Эта лавка, по мнению МВД, поставила винтовку, из которой застрелили легендарного мафиозо Отари Квантришвили. Шадаева милиция тоже считала заказчиком убийств. Ограбив Citibank, Дамир пережил несколько покушений и похищений (в рапорте МВД даже цифра есть). Потом избрался сенатором, стал депутатом Госдумы. Министр МЧС Владимир Пучков сделал этого шикарного человека главой департамента министерства. А сейчас Шадаев снова депутат, от ЛДПР.
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. Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders.
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