"Tego dnia mówimy wyraźnie: Polska ma być wolna, wielka i niepodległa – wolna od ingerencji organizacji zewnętrznych, niezależna od obcej woli, żyjąca zgodnie z wolą swoich ludzi, a nie wedle decyzji biurokratów brukselskich, moskiewskich czy waszyngtońskich."
"Tego dnia mówimy wyraźnie: Polska ma być wolna, wielka i niepodległa – wolna od ingerencji organizacji zewnętrznych, niezależna od obcej woli, żyjąca zgodnie z wolą swoich ludzi, a nie wedle decyzji biurokratów brukselskich, moskiewskich czy waszyngtońskich."
In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” Asked about its stance on disinformation, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told AFP: "As noted by our CEO, the sheer volume of information being shared on channels makes it extremely difficult to verify, so it's important that users double-check what they read." The regulator said it had received information that messages containing stock tips and other investment advice with respect to selected listed companies are being widely circulated through websites and social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
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