Despite Telegram's origins, its approach to users' security has privacy advocates worried. "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. Some privacy experts say Telegram is not secure enough Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny Bot During Russian Election "This time we received the coordinates of enemy vehicles marked 'V' in Kyiv region," it added.
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