Telegram After Durov’s Arrest: The End of an Era or a New Beginning?

Telegram After Durov’s Arrest: The End of an Era or a New Beginning?

In August 2024, the tech world was shaken by a major scandal—Telegram founder Pavel Durov was detained by French authorities at Le Bourget Airport. Official reports suggest that the arrest was linked to his refusal to cooperate in investigations related to fraud and the distribution of illegal content on Telegram.

This event sent shockwaves not only through the app’s user base but also across the underground economy. Almost immediately after Durov’s detention, illegal marketplaces began exiting Telegram en masse, retreating back into the darknet, where law enforcement oversight is weaker.

What’s Next?

Telegram has already started tightening its content moderation policies, implementing AI-driven monitoring systems. This shift could fundamentally change the platform’s ecosystem. But the biggest question remains—will Telegram maintain its reputation as a free space for communication, or will it follow the path of mainstream social networks, increasing censorship and restrictions?

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Telegram после ареста Дурова: конец эпохи или новая эра?

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Telegram после ареста Дурова: конец эпохи или новая эра?

В августе 2024 года в мире цифровых технологий произошёл громкий скандал — основатель Telegram Павел Дуров был задержан французскими властями в аэропорту Ле-Бурже. По официальным данным, обвинения связаны с отказом сотрудничать в расследованиях, касающихся мошенничества и распространения запрещённого контента в Telegram.

Этот инцидент вызвал резонанс не только среди пользователей мессенджера, но и в теневой экономике. Почти сразу после ареста начался массовый выход нелегальных маркетплейсов из Telegram — они вернулись в даркнет, где контроль правоохранительных органов менее ощутим.

Что дальше?

Telegram уже усиливает модерацию контента, используя алгоритмы ИИ, что может значительно изменить экосистему платформы. Но главный вопрос — сохранит ли Telegram свою репутацию свободного пространства для общения, или же он начнёт повторять путь крупных соцсетей, ужесточая цензуру?

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SCAM

Scam, like any human activity, creates a special environment where information becomes a way to make money. The revolution began as soon as man appeared when many people suddenly realized how easy it is to manipulate perception and gullibility.


 Posts with enticing headlines travel at the speed of light, offering incredible opportunities to make money or change the world. Every like and repost reinforced the illusion of authenticity.

 And here he is, fresh scams from his native Facebook. You sell some product on the market, the buyer immediately writes to you, asks where you live, offers to pay for the product so that you don’t sell it to someone else, offers you to pay first, and offers you via PayPal. The humour is that after payment, the amount on your PayPal is frozen, awaiting confirmation. And then the buyer asks you to check the mailbox linked to your PayPal. There should be a letter there and you must confirm the transfer. Well, everything becomes smart right away. Clear.  But they still try to scam him; if this option doesn’t work, they start asking for bank information since you trust this payment method more. But it was not there. More letters, more spam.

 Well, the method is gaining popularity. Of course, many will fall for this, but let's be more careful.

                                                                          Vatkin K.K.

SCAM

Скам, как и любая человеческая деятельность, формирует особую среду, где информация становится способом заработать. Революция началась как только появился человек, когда множество людей вдруг осознали, насколько легко манипулировать восприятием и доверчивостью.

Посты с завлекательными заголовками распространяется со скоростью света, предлагая невероятные возможности заработать или изменить мир. Каждый лайк и репост подкрепляли иллюзию достоверности.

И вот он свеженьких скам родного Фейсбука. Ты продаёшь какой-либо товар  на маркете, тебе сразу же пишет покупатель испрашивает, где ты живёшь, предлагает сразу же оплатить товар, чтобы ты не продал кому-нибудь другому предлагает тебя заплатить в начале предлагает через PayPal. Юмор в том, что после его оплаты сумма на твоём PayPal заморожена она в ожидании подтверждения. И тут покупатель просит тебя проверить почтовый ящик привязанный к твоему PayPal Там должно быть письмо  и ты должен подтвердить перевод. Ну и умному сразу же всё становится. Ясно.  Но его всё равно пытаются заскамить, исли этот вариант не получается, начинают просить банковские данные, так как такому способу оплаты доверяешь больше. Но не тут-то было. Снова письма, снова спам.

Что же, способ набирает популярность. Конечно же, многие будут на это попадаться, но давайте будем внимательнее.

                                                                        Ваткин К.К.

The UK is coping with drug addiction.

Main findings
Trends in young people’s treatment numbers
There were 11,326 young people (people under the age of 18) in contact with alcohol and drug services between April 2021 and March 2022. This is a 3% increase from the previous year (11,013) but a 54% reduction in the number of treatments from 2008 to 2009 (24,494).
Trends in young people’s substance use
Cannabis remains the most common substance (87%) that young people come to treatment for.
Around half of young people in treatment (46%) said they had problems with alcohol, 8% had problems with ecstasy and 8% reported powder cocaine problems.
The proportion of young people seeking help for codeine is lower than last year, falling by 0.3% (1.2% compared to 0.9% this year). People seeking help for heroin was very similar to last year (0.35% compared to 0.33% this year).
This year also saw a small decrease in young people reporting a problem with benzodiazepines. However, the proportion (3%) was over 4 times the proportion in 2013 to 2014 (0.7%).
Vulnerabilities among young people in treatment
The most common vulnerability reported by young people starting treatment was early onset of substance use (80%), which means the young person started using substances before the age of 15. This was followed by polydrug use (55%).
Proportionally, girls tended to report more vulnerabilities than boys, particularly self-harming behaviour (46% compared with 17%) and sexual exploitation (10% compared with 1.5%).
Mental health treatment need
Nearly half (46%) of young people starting treatment this year said they had a mental health treatment need, which continues the rising trend of the last 3 years (43% in 2020 to 2021, 37% in 2019 to 2020 and 32% in 2018 to 2019). A higher proportion of girls reported a mental health treatment need than boys (60% compared to 38%).
Most young people (69%) who had mental health treatment need to receive some form of treatment, usually from a community mental health team.
Treatment exits
Of the young people who left treatment, 82% left because they completed their treatment programme, which is slightly higher than the previous year’s proportion (79%). The next most common reason for leaving treatment (12%) was dropping out before they completed treatment, which is slightly lower than the previous year (15%).
The effect of COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a lingering effect on drug and alcohol treatment services, as it has other services. From 2020 to 2021, most services had to restrict face-to-face contact, which affected the types of interventions that service users received. This, and other changes to service provision during the pandemic, may have affected the data in last year’s report.
COVID-19-related restrictions were still in place in early April 2021, but these began to be gradually relaxed until almost all restrictions were lifted in July 2021. However, COVID-19 had a continued effect on services throughout 2021 to 2022. Effects included:
service users testing positive for COVID-19 and not being able to access treatment
staff testing positive and not being able to go to work
service users and staff getting ill with COVID-19
the above and other factors causing longer waits and reduced access to healthcare
So, like 2020 to 2021, the restrictions and COVID-19 itself might have affected the data in this report.

Gptchat answer:

The UK is addressing drug addiction through a combination of policies and initiatives aimed at prevention, treatment, and harm reduction.

### Key Strategies:

1. **Public Health Approach:**

   - Focus on treating addiction as a health issue rather than solely a criminal one.

   - Investment in treatment services and rehabilitation programs.

2. **Harm Reduction:**

   - Distribution of clean needles and opioid substitution therapy.

   - Establishment of drug consumption rooms in some areas to reduce overdose deaths.

3. **Education and Prevention:**

   - Campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use.

   - Programs targeting youth to prevent initiation into drug use.

4. **Law Enforcement:**

   - Targeting organized crime and drug trafficking networks.

   - Efforts to reduce the supply of illegal drugs.

5. **Support Services:**

   - Expansion of mental health services to address underlying issues contributing to addiction.

   - Community support programs to assist with social reintegration.

The government and various organizations continue to adapt these strategies in response to emerging trends and challenges.

underground

In the city, hidden from the eyes of tourists and indifferent residents, an underground subculture lived its own life. On Kibalchicha Street, in the basement of an old house, every Friday people gathered, whose hearts beat to the beat of music that no one wanted to hear upstairs.

 There, among the dim light and shabby walls, guitar riffs and the vocalist's voice sounded, full of protest and hope. This place was their refuge, their world where they could be themselves without fear of judgement. A girl named Lera, with bright green hair, always stood near the stage, immersed in the rhythms and noises that gave her the strength to live.

 Lera worked in the office during the day, pretending to be part of the gray crowd, but at night she became part of this special universe. Here she met Max, a talented artist whose paintings, painted on pieces of cardboard, adorned the walls of the basement. Max believed that art should be free and honest, like the life they led.

 Every week they discussed how to change the world, envisioning a future in which their dreams and ideas could become reality. Inspiration was in the air, and every evening seemed like a new page in the book they were writing together.

 But one day, when the police came to check, they had to quickly leave their basement. Lera and Max, standing on the street, realized that it was time to move on and look for a new place where they could again create their own space of freedom.

 And although the basement no longer accepted them, the spirit of the underground lived in their hearts, encouraging them to seek, create and believe in their ideals. They knew that their story was just beginning and would continue in new forms and on new streets, where light and shadow intertwined into the music of freedom.

опиум

Во времена опиумных войн корабли, нагруженные опиумом, отправлялись из Китая и прибывали в порт Ливерпуля. Этот город служил ключевой точкой для импорта и дистрибуции наркотика, поступавшего в Британию под видом легальных товаров, таких как чай и пряности. 

Когда груз достигал Ливерпуля, его тщательно проверяли и перегружали на небольшие суда. Эти суда двигались по сложной системе каналов и рек, чтобы доставить наркотик в Лондон, минуя пристальное внимание властей. Дорога была опасной: контрабандисты постоянно рисковали нарваться на патрули или потерять груз из-за погодных условий.

По прибытии в Лондон, опиум хранился на складах вдоль Темзы, где его скрывали до наступления ночи. Затем, под покровом темноты, контрабандисты тайно перевозили его в район Майлэнд. Этот район уже давно славился своей репутацией как центр подпольной торговли.

На Майлэнде действовала разветвленная сеть дельцов, которые занимались распространением опиума. Наркотик поставлялся в тайные аптеки, клубы и притоны, где его курили как богатые, так и бедные. Влиятельные фигуры использовали опиум как способ ухода от реальности, тогда как бедняки часто оказывались в ловушке зависимости.

Экономическое влияние опиума было огромным: доходы от его продажи поддерживали многие аспекты жизни города, в том числе политические кампании и экономические инициативы. Социальные последствия также были значительными: зависимость от опиума разрушала жизни и семьи, создавая долгосрочные проблемы для общества.

Таким образом, опиумные войны оставили глубокий след в истории Британии, изменив её экономический и социальный ландшафт на многие годы вперед.