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Another commenter, named Kostya, wrote that he would need to go to the closet to retrieve his shortwave radio, which was how many Russians listened to the BBC and Voice of America during the Soviet er... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , History

Simplified: Kostya would need to retrieve his shortwave radio which was how many Russians listened to BBC and Voice of America during Soviet era

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8 months ago
Beyond interruptions to Telegram, WhatsApp and YouTube, Russians have been contending with sporadic mobile internet blackouts — an effort to stymie attacks by Ukrainian drones that use mobile networks... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Technology

Simplified: Russians have been contending with sporadic mobile internet blackouts beyond interruptions to Telegram WhatsApp and YouTube

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8 months ago
This means that most Russians typing in the address without using workaround technology will not be able to reach the site. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Internet

Simplified: Most Russians typing address without workaround technology will not reach site

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8 months ago
After a year of sharply slowing internet connections for YouTube videos, the Russian authorities appeared to step up their campaign against the U.S. video streaming site this week. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Regulation

Simplified: Russian authorities appeared to step up campaign against YouTube this week

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8 months ago
The latest escalation follows a crackdown on YouTube last year, as well as bans on Facebook and Instagram put in place at the outset of the war, as Moscow pursues what Mr. Putin describes as “technolo... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Technology

Simplified: Latest escalation follows crackdown on YouTube last year and bans on Facebook and Instagram

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8 months ago
The app has also functioned as one of the primary ways that Russians learn about what is happening on the battlefield in Ukraine. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , War

Simplified: Telegram functions as primary way Russians learn about battlefield in Ukraine

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8 months ago
He said that nevertheless the move was dictated by the times, and he would move his commentary to the state-controlled messenger MAX, where he has more than 4,000 followers. 0.900

👤 Andrei V. Gurulyov 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Social Media

Simplified: Gurulyov would move commentary to MAX where he has more than 4000 followers

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8 months ago
The Russian authorities began blocking voice calls on Telegram and WhatsApp last summer, as Moscow prepared to push Russians to start using MAX. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Regulation

Simplified: Russian authorities began blocking voice calls on Telegram and WhatsApp last summer

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8 months ago
“Telegram stands for freedom of speech and privacy, no matter the pressure.” 0.950

👤 Pavel Durov 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Technology

Simplified: Telegram stands for freedom of speech and privacy

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8 months ago
Mr. Durov, who was born in Russia but lives in the United Arab Emirates, said that Iran had used the same strategy eight years ago, banning Telegram “on made-up pretexts” and trying to force people on... 0.900

👤 Pavel Durov 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Technology

Simplified: Durov said Iran used same strategy eight years ago banning Telegram and trying to force people onto state-run alternative

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8 months ago
The agency has accused Telegram of failing to protect personal data, combat fraud and prevent its use by terrorists and criminals, according to the statement, which was released to the state news agen... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Security , Regulation

Simplified: Roskomnadzor accused Telegram of failing to protect personal data combat fraud and prevent use by terrorists and criminals

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8 months ago
In an interview last fall with the podcaster Lex Fridman, Mr. Durov noted that Russians use Telegram not just for personal communication and business activities but also for independent sources of inf... 0.900

👤 Pavel Durov 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Communication

Simplified: Russians use Telegram for personal communication business activities and independent information sources

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8 months ago
According to the monitoring firm Mediascope, nearly three-quarters of the Russian population ages 13 and up visits the app at least once a month. 0.950

👤 Mediascope 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Statistics

Simplified: Nearly three-quarters of Russian population ages 13 and up visits Telegram at least once a month

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8 months ago
Many analysts compared MAX to China’s WeChat, a state-controlled “super app” that dominates the Chinese internet. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Technology

Simplified: Analysts compared MAX to China's WeChat a state-controlled super app

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8 months ago
The throttling of the communication app Telegram endangers what remains of the country’s free internet. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Internet

Simplified: Telegram throttling endangers free Russian internet

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8 months ago
Tech companies are promising that somehow data centers are different. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology

Simplified: Tech companies are promising data centers are different

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8 months ago
The highest number of jobs being seen is in the dozens; a lot of them are temporary. 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Economy

Simplified: The highest number of jobs is in the dozens many are temporary

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8 months ago
If there’s not enough information, call for a moratorium until you have the information needed to move forward in a way that feels responsible to the community. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Community

Simplified: If there is not enough information call for a moratorium until you have information needed to move forward responsibly

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8 months ago
Elon Musk and xAI decided to build a data center near Boxtown, which is in south Memphis, and that’s a historically Black community. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Community

Simplified: Elon Musk and xAI decided to build data center near Boxtown which is historically Black community

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8 months ago
That data center was operating with unregulated methane gas turbines. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Environmental

Simplified: Data center was operating with unregulated methane gas turbines

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8 months ago