Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France, Threads is testing disappearing posts, and SpaceX will come to the aid of astronauts trapped in space. These and other news of the day are in RB’s roundup.
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Pavel Durov’s arrest
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Pavel Durov was arrested in France. The Telegram founder’s arrest is due to insufficient moderation of Telegram and refusal to cooperate with local authorities.
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The Toncoin cryptocurrency rate fell by 15% after the news of Durov’s arrest was published. In the second half of Sunday, the decline in the value of the token slowed down.
- The Paris prosecutor’s office will make an official comment on the arrest of Pavel Durov. The department will issue a press release on Monday, August 26.
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A spontaneous demonstration in support of Pavel Durov took place in Moscow. People left paper airplanes in front of the French embassy.
- Edward Snowden called Durov’s arrest an attack on freedom of expression. A former US intelligence officer wrote in X that French President Macron “stooped to the level of hostage-taking” to gain access to the correspondence.
Business
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Threads is testing disappearing messages. They will disappear 24 hours after they are posted along with any replies.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to return NASA astronauts stranded on the ISS. Boeing Starliner to return to Earth without passengers due to malfunction
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Gas consumption in Russia has reached a new summer high. On August 23, the daily volume of deliveries amounted to a record 701.8 million cubic meters. m of gas.
Technologies
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The Citydrive car-sharing company will replenish its fleet with modernized Volga cars. GAZ-24 and GAZ-3102 will be equipped with modern engines and automatic transmissions.
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Author:
Akhmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
I am a professional journalist and content creator with extensive experience writing for news websites. I currently work as an author at Gadget Onus, where I specialize in covering hot news topics. My written pieces have been published on some of the biggest media outlets around the world, including The Guardian and BBC News.
