Two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, an account on the Telegram messaging platform posing as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his armed forces to surrender. The message was inauthentic, and the real Zelensky soon denied the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: Disinformation spreads rapidly out of control on […]
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The encrypted messaging Telegram, in the crosshairs of the German government
From spreading plot theories to death threats: encrypted messaging Telegram, particularly popular with anti-vaccine movements, is in the crosshairs of German authorities, who accuse it of being passive in spreading hate speech. Those who oppose vaccination against COVID-19 They have been mobilizing for several weeks in Germany, where they regularly demonstrate through rallies, sometimes accompanied […]