𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙺-𝚙𝚘𝚙 ۝ .

𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙺-𝚙𝚘𝚙 ۝ .

𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙺-𝚙𝚘𝚙 ۝ . Telegram | DID YOU KNOW?

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. Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. 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.” On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands.
𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙺-𝚙𝚘𝚙 ۝ . from sa

𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙺-𝚙𝚘𝚙 ۝ .𝘼 𝘿𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙇𝘿
𝙂𝙊𝙍𝙂𝙀𝙊𝙐𝙎 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙁𝙐𝙇
𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙆𝙊𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙉 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙎

Open Telegram