Month: August 2024

Abortion And Pro-Life Constitutional Amendments Duel On Nebraska Ballots This Fall

A majority of Nebraska voters, 65 percent, would prefer a heartbeat bill that protects unborn babies as early as six weeks gestation.

7 Election-Stealing Events to Watch for Before November

https://bonginoreport.com/capitol-hill/7-election-stealing-events-to-watch-for-before-november

Telegram CEO Arrested in France Over Content Moderation Issues

Pavel Durov, the 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday evening. The arrest occurred shortly after Durov arrived on a private jet from Azerbaijan and is said to be part of a joint investigation by several agencies investigating alleged failures in content moderation on the Telegram platform that may have facilitated criminal activity.

According to sources who spoke to Reuters, French authorities had spotted Durov on the passenger list and moved to arrest him due to an existing warrant. Several French TV reports said that authorities have been investigating Telegram’s alleged moderation failures, which they believe may have facilitated a range of illegal activities, including terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and child exploitation.

Telegram, which is based in Dubai, responded to Durov’s arrest by stating that the company "abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act" and that its moderation practices are "within industry standards and constantly improving." The company emphasized that Durov "has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe," calling it "absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform."

The arrest has drawn criticism from various quarters, including X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk, who has posted the hashtag "#FreePavel" on the platform, and has previously claimed that free speech is under attack in Europe. Russian officials have also expressed their concern, with the foreign ministry demanding consular access to Durov, who holds dual French and UAE citizenship.

Durov, often referred to as the "Russian Mark Zuckerberg," founded Telegram in 2013 after leaving Russia due to conflicts with authorities over his refusal to shut down opposition communities on his previous social media platform, VK. In 2018, Russia began blocking Telegram after the app refused to grant state security services access to users’ messages, but the ban was lifted in 2020 when Telegram agreed to help with "extremism investigations." Telegram has since grown to nearly 1 billion users and has become a crucial communication tool, particularly in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

The Telegram chief’s arrest has also put Telegram’s encryption practices under the spotlight again. Despite being widely described as an "encrypted messaging app," Telegram’s default settings for most users do not provide end-to-end encryption. Unlike WhatsApp and Signal, one-on-one chats are not encrypted by default, and group chats are never encrypted. This means that Telegram staff potentially have access to every message sent in these chats, which may be why Russia is so concerned about the arrest.

For users seeking true end-to-end encryption on Telegram, it must be manually configured as a "secret chat," a process that is not all that straightforward. Not only that, these "secret" group chats are limited to only two users, which raises questions about the platform’s efforts to protect user privacy.Tags: Encryption, Privacy, Telegram
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436 – The Bill of Rights and the States

There are certain lies told about the Constitution that repeatedly grind into me like salt in an open wound. One of those is the repeated statement that “The Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment, to the states.” By which, the speaker usually means that, before the Fourteenth Amendment, none of the ten amendment in the Bill of Rights could be applied to the states. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a flat out lie, and I will prove it here.

America’s fall into Communism and Dictatorship

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America is rapidly descending into a Communist Dictatorship. With secret police targeting dissenters, corruption at the highest levels, and the erosion of constitutional rights, our nation faces an unprecedented threat. The upcoming election may be the most critical in our history, as we must decide whether to reclaim our freedom or succumb to tyranny.

The FBI Approached One of My Engineers to ‘Secretly Hire Him’ to Allow U.S. Intelligence to Spy on Users: Telegram Founder Durov

‘I personally experienced similar pressure’

A Communist in Democratic clothing

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Kamala Harris is set to impose communist policies if elected, threatening the very foundation of our Constitution and liberty. The Biden administration’s unconstitutional actions, from illegal regulations to forcing states to fund healthcare for illegal immigrants, highlight the urgent need for Americans to stand up against federal overreach before our freedoms are lost.

The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom

We don’t live in a republic. We live in a dictatorship disguised as a democracy where everything depends on the benevolence of government. …

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