75 Jahre Grundgesetz: Die „Staatsräson“ wird immer wieder von der Bundesregierung angeführt. Aber was ist das eigentlich? Es wirkt, als stünde sie oberhalb des Gesetzes. Ist dieses Konzept mit der freiheitlich-demokratischen Grundordnung unseres Grundgesetzes überhaupt vereinbar oder haben wir hier den Ausdruck einer überbordenden Exekutive?
75 Jahre Grundgesetz: Die „Staatsräson“ wird immer wieder von der Bundesregierung angeführt. Aber was ist das eigentlich? Es wirkt, als stünde sie oberhalb des Gesetzes. Ist dieses Konzept mit der freiheitlich-demokratischen Grundordnung unseres Grundgesetzes überhaupt vereinbar oder haben wir hier den Ausdruck einer überbordenden Exekutive?
Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations. 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. On Feb. 27, however, he admitted from his Russian-language account that "Telegram channels are increasingly becoming a source of unverified information related to Ukrainian events." But Kliuchnikov, the Ukranian now in France, said he will use Signal or WhatsApp for sensitive conversations, but questions around privacy on Telegram do not give him pause when it comes to sharing information about the war. "He has kind of an old-school cyber-libertarian world view where technology is there to set you free," Maréchal said.
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