DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ In the battle of Telegram vs Signal, Elon Musk casts doubt on the security of the app he once championed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elon Musk once championed encrypted messaging app Signal, promoting its user privacy protections. Signal has been sharply criticized recently by a conservative activist and a rival app, Telegram. AdvertisementThe encryption wars brewing between the messaging apps Telegram and Signal have attracted the commentary of a high-profile critic: Elon Musk. In response to Rufo's post, Musk wrote cryptically, "There are known vulnerabilities with Signal that are not being addressed. Green, as well as Musk, Signal, and Telegram representatives, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, —, Elon, Pavel Durov, Durov, Tucker Carlson, Vladimir Putin, Jeff Bezos, Christopher Rufo —, Katherine Maher, Rufo, Maher, Edward Snowden, Meredith Whittaker, Whittaker, haven’t, IbXREWVaPL — Meredith Whittaker, @mer__edith, Jack Dorsey, — Elon, Johns Hopkins, Matthew Green, Green Organizations: Service, Fox News, NSA, Amazon, Elon, Telegram, Business Locations: Moscow

☆ 6 things we learned from the founder of Telegram's first interview in 7 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Founder Pavel Durov said profitability is coming, and maybe even an IPO. Durov gave his first public interview in seven years to the Financial Times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn a rare new interview, Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed that his company is nearing profitability, and may even enter the public market. It's the reclusive founder's first public interview since 2017, according to the outlet.

Persons: What's, Pavel Durov, Durov, —, who's, Mark Zuckerberg, founder's Organizations: Financial Times, Service, Business Locations: Russian, Russia, Dubai

☆ Telegram rarely bans channels. Israel-Gaza forced it to step in.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It has also restricted two of Hamas' official channels on Android and iOS devices. Restrictions, not bans — but rare for Telegram nonethelessTelegram, which is known for its message encryption and lax moderation, restricted two official Hamas channels on Android devices earlier this month. The impact of banning Telegram channels remains to be seenAs for Hamas, Telegram has been under pressure for weeks to cut the militant group from its services. Before the restrictions, Hamas' official Telegram channels saw a three-fold jump in followers after the attacks, the Digital Forensic Research Lab reported. Notably, Hamas channels are not the only ones spreading content related to the October 7 attacks, and some of those channels are still available on the platform.

Persons: —, Pavel Durov, Durov, it's, It's, Abu Obaida Organizations: Service, Telegram, Google, Jerusalem Post, Meta, Hong, Kremlin, Makhachkala International Airport, Morning, Apple, Middle East Media Research Institute, Capitol, Forensic Research, Wired, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Human Rights, Hamas, Brigades, DFRLab, CNBC, Washington Post, Palestinian Health Authority Locations: Israel, Ashkelon, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Gaza, Russia, Dagestan, Tel Aviv, Makhachkala, Morning Dagestan

☆ Telegram to ban channels that called for anti-Semitic riots in Russia's Dagestan - founder
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Telegram logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The popular messaging platform Telegram will block channels that called for anti-Semitic violence in Russia's Dagestan region, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Monday. "Channels calling for violence will be blocked for violating the rules of Telegram, Google, Apple and the entire civilised world," Durov wrote on his own Telegram channel. Durov posted a screenshot from "Utro Dagestan" (Morning Dagestan), a channel that contained threats to the tiny community of Jews living in Dagestan. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Pavel Durov, Durov, Kevin Liffey Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Google, Apple, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dagestan, Russia's, Dagestan's, Makhachkala, Israel

☆ Views on Hamas' military Telegram channel have increased tenfold since the war with Israel began
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hamas' social media following has surged since its attacks on Israel began this month. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the small digital enclave they have left, the engagement on official Hamas social media accounts is booming, with followers skyrocketing and video views through the roof. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Earlier this week, Hamas used Telegram to warn civilians in Ashkelon to leave the area ahead of their missile strikes. Off Telegram, pro-Hamas posts surgeEven on platforms where Hamas doesn't have official accounts, posts that encourage or sympathize with the militant group have risen sharply after Israel declared war on Hamas following Hamas' attacks on October 7. The DSA includes YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook — but not Telegram — among the very large social platforms it subjects to additional security obligations.

Persons: —, skyrocketing, Elon Musk's, Pavel Durov, Durov, doesn't, Israel, Meta, Linda Yaccarino Organizations: Service, Facebook, Elon, European Union, Hamas, CNN, Atlantic, Forensic Research, Telegram, Meta, YouTube, Twitter, Representatives, Digital Services, DSA Locations: Israel, United States, Ashkelon, Algerian, Europe, Gaza

But its following has surged on popular messaging app Telegram since its October 7 terror attack on Israel. Hamas is a designated foreign terror organization in the United States, and new internet laws in the European Union mean large social media platforms can face penalties for hosting terroristic content. Hamas’ growing audienceThe Telegram channel for Hamas’ military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, had about 200,000 followers at the time of the attack. Fishman said while the huge growth in the number of people following Hamas’ Telegram accounts is concerning, it doesn’t mean all the followers are supporters – pointing out that many journalists, researchers and others are likely following the accounts. And that could make it more difficult for plaintiffs to use legal action to force Telegram to remove Hamas content.

Persons: –, Brian Fishman, Fishman, Hamas ’, Pavel Durov, Durov, ” Durov, John Bergmayer, Thierry Breton, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Brigades, Google, Hamas, European Union, Hamas ’, Atlantic, Forensic Research, Meta, Capitol, Facebook, Twitter, ISIS, Communications, Republicans, European, Digital Services, European Commission Locations: Israel, United States, European, Russian, Dubai, Russia, Ashkelon, US

☆ Here's how Telegram videos that circulate on X make separating fact from fiction a nightmare for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk's X has struggled to contain false information about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Part of the issue is the spread of unverified videos and content that were first posted on Telegram. The fighting between Israel and Hamas isn't, of course, the first instance of a conflict to be followed via Telegram. Videos and details about an ongoing conflict often make their way to a platform like X from Telegram — and do so without their source being identified or verified. X users will share Telegram videos, often without context, to fit their narrative or suit some other ulterior motive.

Persons: Elon Musk's X, —, Elon, that's, it's, Pavel Durov, Zuckerberg, Durov, Eliot Higgins, Higgins, — Eliot Higgins, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Elon Musk's, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Here's Locations: Israel, Gaza, Russian, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Russian tech billionaire breaks silence, says he's horrified by Putin's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A cofounder of Russian internet company Yandex has come out against his country's war in Ukraine. Arkady Volozh, a billionaire who now resides in Israel, had refrained from public criticism. Few Russians of such elite economic status have openly come out against the Ukraine War. In particular, the EU accused Volozh's company of promoting Russian state narratives in its search results, according to the BBC. In a statement on Thursday, Volozh said he is personally "horrified" by Russia's war in Ukraine and the plight of Ukrainians "whose houses are being bombed every day," the Financial Times reported.

Persons: Yandex, Arkady Volozh, Volozh's, Volozh, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Durov, — Organizations: Russian, Service, European Union, BBC, Financial Times, Dubai — Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Wall, Silicon, Russian, EU, Dubai

☆ Russia minted 22 new billionaires last year, even as the West slapped sanctions on the country to try to cripple it financially
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia minted 22 new billionaires in 2022, per Forbes World's Billionaires List. There are now 105 Russian billionaires worth $474 billion collectively — up from $320 billion on-year. The fortunes of some Russian billionaires have been boosted by high commodity prices. In the US, 735 billionaires saw $200 billion wiped off their collective net worth between March 2022 and 2023, per Forbes. In China, 735 billionaires saw their net worth crash by $300 billion in the same period, per Forbes.

☆ Messaging app Telegram is moving into crypto with the launch of decentralized exchanges to 'fix the wrongs' of centralized firms like FTX
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The collapse of FTX shows that blockchain projects must return to decentralization, the CEO of Telegram said. Pavel Durov announced that the messaging app is planning to build crypto exchanges and other decentralized tools. "The blockchain industry was built on the promise of decentralization, but ended up being concentrated in the hands of a few who began to abuse their power." Moving forward, Telegram, a messaging and social-media app, will build non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges for millions of people to trade and store cryptocurrencies, Durov said. With technologies like TON reaching their potential, the blockchain industry should be finally able to deliver on its core mission – giving the power back to the people."

☆ Meet Pavel Durov, the tech billionaire who founded Telegram, fled from Moscow 15 years ago after defying the Kremlin, and has a penchant for posting half-naked selfies on Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-28 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Pavel Durov, 38, is the founder and owner of messaging app Telegram. Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017. Tatan Syuflana/APDurov, who was born in St Petersburg in Soviet Russia, has a net worth of $15.1 billion, per Forbes. The brothers were born into a "family of intellectuals," according the Digital-Life-Design Conference website. Much of Durov's wealth comes from Telegram, which has 700 million active users and is valued at $30 billion.

Telegram încearcă să-i ajungă din urmă pe adversarii săi. Compania va adăuga propria sa caracteristică de siguranță și la apelurile video de grup. Serviciul de mesagerie adaugă apelurile video de grup mai târziu decât mulți dintre rivalii săi în spațiul de mesagerie. Telegram a declarat cu exact un an în urmă, odată cu apariția pandemiei, că va introduce această funcție cândva în 2020. Chiar dacă apelurile video de grup au sosit mai târziu decât era planificat, funcția ar putea fi o actualizare binevenită pentru mulți utilizatori de Telegram.

Persons: Telegram, Durov, Pavel Locations: Zoom

☆ Telegram a devenit a doua cea mai descărcată aplicație în SUA
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Telegram a devenit a doua cea mai descărcată aplicație în SUA. Mai mult de jumătate de milion de persoane au descărcat aplicația în perioada 6 ianuarie - 10 ianuarie, numărul fiind de aproape trei ori mai mare decât în săptămâna precedentă. Popularitatea aplicației în SUA ar fi crescut şi după ce WhatsApp a modificat politica sa de confidențialitate. Fondatorul Telegram, Pavel Durov, a confirmat că după introducerea noilor reguli WhatsApp a crescut semnificativ numărul conturilor de pe Telegram. În plus, Durov a cerut utilizatorilor să renunţe la iPhone în favoarea Android.

Persons: Telegram, Donald Trump, Pavel Durov, Durov Organizations: Facebook Locations: SUA

☆ Aplicația Telegram va afișa reclame pe canalele publice
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Dezvoltatorul Telegram anunță că în aplicația de mobil vor fi afișate reclame. Telegram va dezvolta propria sa platformă publicitară, oferind promovare prin intermediul numeroaselor canale publice frecventate de utilizatori. O altă modalitate prin care Telegram și-ar putea monetiza serviciul este prin afișarea stickere premium, având „caracteristici expresive suplimentare”. Vrem ca milioane de creatori și companii mici active pe Telegram să prospere, îmbogățind experiența tuturor utilizatorilor noștri”, a scrie Pavel Durov pe canalul său de telegram. Toate funcțiile existente vor rămâne gratuite, a spus Durov, dezvoltatorul Telegram promițând să nu introducă reclame în chat-urile private one-to-one sau de grup, aceasta fiind o „idee proastă”.

Persons: Telegram, Pavel

Search resuls for: "Durov"

14 mentions found