▪️Олег Гарин — депутат Госдумы ▪️Денис Гусев — сенатор от Ненецкого автономного округа ▪️Нина Останина — председатель комитета Госдумы по защите семьи, вопросам отцовства, материнства и детства ▪️Ксения Фёдорова — президент и главный редактор RT France ▪️Николай Хлынцов — экс-председатель правительства Республики Северная Осетия (2006-2012)
▪️Олег Гарин — депутат Госдумы ▪️Денис Гусев — сенатор от Ненецкого автономного округа ▪️Нина Останина — председатель комитета Госдумы по защите семьи, вопросам отцовства, материнства и детства ▪️Ксения Фёдорова — президент и главный редактор RT France ▪️Николай Хлынцов — экс-председатель правительства Республики Северная Осетия (2006-2012)
But because group chats and the channel features are not end-to-end encrypted, Galperin said user privacy is potentially under threat. 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. This ability to mix the public and the private, as well as the ability to use bots to engage with users has proved to be problematic. In early 2021, a database selling phone numbers pulled from Facebook was selling numbers for $20 per lookup. Similarly, security researchers found a network of deepfake bots on the platform that were generating images of people submitted by users to create non-consensual imagery, some of which involved children. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers.
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