Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features
by Ben Makuch from Technology | The Guardian on (#6R7G6)
App that doesn't require users' emails or phone numbers secured over $1m in funding with help from Jack Dorsey
Some 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.
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