»Bedenke, dass die Bibel kein elftes Gebot kennt, das besagt: Du sollst die wesentlichsten Grundentscheidungen für Dein Leben in die Hände von Studienabbrechern und Berufsversagern legen, denen Du nie begegnet bist, die Dich zu allem zwingen können und die Dir zwar die Früchte Deiner Arbeit nehmen dürfen, die aber für keinerlei Schäden verantwortlich sind, die sie Dir und anderen zufügen.« | Carlos A. Gebauer, Jurist und Autor
»Bedenke, dass die Bibel kein elftes Gebot kennt, das besagt: Du sollst die wesentlichsten Grundentscheidungen für Dein Leben in die Hände von Studienabbrechern und Berufsversagern legen, denen Du nie begegnet bist, die Dich zu allem zwingen können und die Dir zwar die Früchte Deiner Arbeit nehmen dürfen, die aber für keinerlei Schäden verantwortlich sind, die sie Dir und anderen zufügen.« | Carlos A. Gebauer, Jurist und Autor
Since January 2022, the SC has received a total of 47 complaints and enquiries on illegal investment schemes promoted through Telegram. These fraudulent schemes offer non-existent investment opportunities, promising very attractive and risk-free returns within a short span of time. They commonly offer unrealistic returns of as high as 1,000% within 24 hours or even within a few hours. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements. 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. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. "Like the bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol," he said, "Even before it hits the news, you see the videos on the Telegram channels."
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