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Telegram creator on Elon Musk, resisting FBI attacks, and getting mugged in California

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    saturnV
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    For a more balanced overview of Telegram I liked this article tl;dr: it's making “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenues, with 900mn monthly active users, up from 500mn at the beginning of...

    For a more balanced overview of Telegram I liked this article
    tl;dr: it's making “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenues, with 900mn monthly active users, up from 500mn at the beginning of 2021, $30bn-plus valuations
    Only 50 full-time employees, which is why so much dodgy content remains on it, alongside his "free speech advocate" attitude
    According to Durov, he fled Russia a year later after refusing to share the data of certain Ukrainian users of VK with Russia’s security agency. Durov has said he sold his shares in VK to Kremlin-friendly oligarchs for $300mn under duress.
    Critics have suggested that the Kremlin may have links to or leverage over Telegram, a claim that Durov dismissed as “inaccurate”.

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    cfabbro
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    I don't care how good or interesting the interview is, there is no way in hell I am watching Tucker Carlson. He is directly responsible for so much of the misinformation and hatred being spread in...
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    I don't care how good or interesting the interview is, there is no way in hell I am watching Tucker Carlson. He is directly responsible for so much of the misinformation and hatred being spread in the US these days. Fuck him, and his Putin and Trump supporting ass.

    /noise, but it had to be said. He's a fucking despicable human being.

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    1. first-must-burn
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      Fwiw, I agree and don't think it's noise.

      Fwiw, I agree and don't think it's noise.

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    2. kacey
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      In case you’re interested in the content but not the person presenting it, I normally find AI summaries to be a decent middle ground. Standard caveats about accuracy and bias apply, ofc.

      In case you’re interested in the content but not the person presenting it, I normally find AI summaries to be a decent middle ground. Standard caveats about accuracy and bias apply, ofc.

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