San Francisco, October 14: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has come out to defend his messaging app for not taking down some of the controversial Israel-Hamas war related content, claiming it can prove to be an important channel for information. He admitted that earlier this week, Hamas used Telegram to warn civilians in Ashkelon, a coastal city in Israel, to leave the area ahead of their missile strikes.

슬롯사이트Would shutting down their channel help save lives -- or would it endanger more lives?슬롯사이트� asked Durov in a post. He said it is always tempting to act on emotional impulses. 슬롯사이트But such complex situations require thorough consideration that should also take into account the differences between social platforms,슬롯사이트� the Telegram CEO said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Israel-Hamas War: European Commission Reminds Google CEO Sundar Pichai To Remove Disinformation on YouTube.

However, he revealed that Telegram's moderators and AI tools are removing millions of obviously harmful content from the public platform daily. 슬롯사이트However, tackling war-related coverage is seldom obvious,슬롯사이트� he added.

Unlike other apps that algorithmically promote shocking content to unsuspecting people, on Telegram, users receive only the content to which they specifically subscribed, said Durov. 슬롯사이트As such, it's unlikely that Telegram channels can be used to significantly amplify propaganda. Instead, they serve as a unique source of first-hand information for researchers, journalists, and fact-checkers,슬롯사이트� he noted.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Israel-Hamas War: 슬롯사이트These Guys Make Al-Qaeda Look Pure슬롯사이트�, Says US President Joe Biden.

Durov슬롯사이트s comments came as Telegram's role in the information dissemination has come under attack. Social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Meta, TikTok and Google-owned YouTube face scrutiny by the regulators on how they are handling misinformation during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Durov further said that while it would be easy for them to destroy this source of information, 슬롯사이트doing so risks exacerbating an already dire situation슬롯사이트�.

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