The United States imposed #sanctions on nearly 50 entities and people it accused of moving billions of dollars for #Iran’s military.
https://www.ntd.com/us-slaps-sanctions-on-network-it-accuses-of-moving-billions-for-irans-military_1001433.html
BY NTD
Mr. Durov launched Telegram in late 2013 with his brother, Nikolai, just months before he was pushed out of VK, the Russian social-media platform he founded. Mr. Durov pitched his new app—funded with the proceeds from the VK sale—less as a business than as a way for people to send messages while avoiding government surveillance and censorship.
A project of our size needs at least a few hundred million dollars per year to keep going,” Mr. Durov wrote in his public channel on Telegram late last year. “While doing that, we will remain independent and stay true to our values, redefining how a tech company should operate.
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