2024-10-04 10:15:14

Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features

App that doesn’t require users’ emails or phone numbers secured over $1m in funding with help from Jack DorseySome far-right extremists have fled Telegram for a new haven: SimpleX, a messaging service that just secured over $1m in funding with the help of Jack Dorsey, once the CEO of Twitter, now known as X.The migration from Telegram began after the app’s founder and chief executive, Pavel Durov, announced a crackdown on illegal content and cooperation with law enforcement requests. Just weeks ago, Durov was arrested in France on a litany of charges that allege Telegram helped spread child sexual abuse material and fuelled criminal activities among its users. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/04/telegram-simplex-far-right

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