Interesting opinion piece. I'm most impressed by the sheer number of links in this post ð
https://www.latent.space/p/clippy-v-anton
BY Parallel Experiments
Durov said on his Telegram channel today that the two and a half year blockchain and crypto project has been put to sleep. Ironically, after leaving Russia because the government wanted his encryption keys to his social media firm, Durovâs cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. âThe technology we created allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information,â he wrote on his channel. âUnfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.â
Secret Chats are one of the serviceâs additional security features; it allows messages to be sent with client-to-client encryption. This setup means that, unlike regular messages, these secret messages can only be accessed from the deviceâs that initiated and accepted the chat. Additionally, Telegram notes that secret chats leave no trace on the companyâs services and offer a self-destruct timer.
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