Tag: Telegram

Categories USA

US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example

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The Coalition for a Safer Web, a nonprofit founded by an ex-US ambassador, has sued Apple, demanding it deletes Telegram from its store, arguing that the app is being used to “incite extreme violence” ahead of the inauguration. … Read More >US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example

Categories USA

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update as fleeing users voice concerns over Facebook data-sharing with NO opt-out

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WhatsApp said it will push back a planned policy update to give users time to review its terms amid fears the Facebook-owned platform will share private data with its parent company, helping to drive a mass migration from the app. … Read More >WhatsApp delays privacy policy update as fleeing users voice concerns over Facebook data-sharing with NO opt-out

Categories Business

Goodbye, Big Tech? People are losing trust in social media platforms, economist tells Boom Bust

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WhatsApp users have been turning to other encrypted messaging services, particularly Telegram and Signal, since the Facebook-owned app updated its privacy terms. The rival apps have now been uploaded millions of times worldwide. … Read More >Goodbye, Big Tech? People are losing trust in social media platforms, economist tells Boom Bust

Categories Russia

Russian-made Telegram messenger shoots to top of US app charts, amid fears of wider social media crackdown following Trump ban

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While many social media users are abandoning established services such as Facebook and Twitter, or being blocked from the platforms, a Russian-made messaging service has risen to become one of America’s most popular apps. … Read More >Russian-made Telegram messenger shoots to top of US app charts, amid fears of wider social media crackdown following Trump ban

Categories Middle East

Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has registered official accounts on the Telegram and BIP messenger apps, the leader’s press office said on Tuesday, after it abandoned the WhatsApp messenger app following new data-based changes in the latter app’s terms of service. … Read More >Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp

Categories Russia

Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

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The move by US Tech companies to censor US President Donald Trump has raised concern in Russia, with politicians and IT industry figures expressing concerns about it, and about its potential implications for political freedoms. … Read More >Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

Categories Russia

Russian-built Telegram messaging app takes battle with state security over access to data to European Court of Human Rights

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The European Court of Human Rights will consider a long-running dispute between the Telegram messaging service and Russia’s top state security agency over access to users’ data. … Read More >Russian-built Telegram messaging app takes battle with state security over access to data to European Court of Human Rights

Categories Russia

Apple demands that Telegram shut down channels DOXXING Belarusian police officers – CEO Durov says it ‘doesn’t offer much choice’

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov says his widely popular messaging application will have to block three channels, on iOS devices, which have published the personal data of Belarusian police officers, after a request from Apple. … Read More >Apple demands that Telegram shut down channels DOXXING Belarusian police officers – CEO Durov says it ‘doesn’t offer much choice’