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Telegram App

Observant1
edited September 9 in Off-Topic
Lengthy NY Times article (~16 minute read) which includes much disturbing information.

"Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of the platform, was arrested and charged in France last month for failure to cooperate with law enforcement and complicity in crimes committed on the service, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material, drug trafficking and fraud."

"Telegram has benefited people in authoritarian countries who need ways to freely communicate, but the app has also contributed to real-world harm."

"Telegram has become a global sewer of criminal activity, disinformation, child sexual abuse material, terrorism and racist incitement, according to a four-month investigation by The New York Times that analyzed more than 3.2 million Telegram messages from over 16,000 channels. The company, which offers features that enable criminals, terrorists and grifters to organize at scale and to sidestep scrutiny from the authorities, has looked the other way as illegal and extremist activities have flourished openly on the app."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/telegram-became-playground-criminals-extremists-165600682.html

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  • CrashCrash
    Yes, so the French have him now. Dual citizen, Russia/France. Let's hope they don't drop the ball. "Off with his head."
  • MarkMark
    Indeed. I have less than ZERO tolerance for child abuse and racism of any kind, type or sort. Blow the whole thing up!
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