Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 1038: Situation on Toretsk front: Situation was clarified at Scherbynivka where Russian Army failed to consolidate positions recently taken. Meanwhile, Russian forces strengthened its presence in the southern part of the locality by taking control over the wastewater treatment plants & the adjacent driving training area. In addition, the terrikon of Valyuga mine was retaken again. On the other hand, inside Toretsk city Russian troops advanced north of the Central market & in the northern part of Khimkolonka district. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.38980414522141%2C37.82842755782408&z=14 ]
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 1038: Situation on Toretsk front: Situation was clarified at Scherbynivka where Russian Army failed to consolidate positions recently taken. Meanwhile, Russian forces strengthened its presence in the southern part of the locality by taking control over the wastewater treatment plants & the adjacent driving training area. In addition, the terrikon of Valyuga mine was retaken again. On the other hand, inside Toretsk city Russian troops advanced north of the Central market & in the northern part of Khimkolonka district. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.38980414522141%2C37.82842755782408&z=14 ]
On December 23rd, 2020, Pavel Durov posted to his channel that the company would need to start generating revenue. In early 2021, he added that any advertising on the platform would not use user data for targeting, and that it would be focused on “large one-to-many channels.” He pledged that ads would be “non-intrusive” and that most users would simply not notice any change. The regulator said it has been undertaking several campaigns to educate the investors to be vigilant while taking investment decisions based on stock tips. 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. As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. Emerson Brooking, a disinformation expert at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, said: "Back in the Wild West period of content moderation, like 2014 or 2015, maybe they could have gotten away with it, but it stands in marked contrast with how other companies run themselves today."
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