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  • Ng Man-ho, 27, sentenced on seven incitement charges that stemmed from 42 provocative posts published on ‘SUCK’ channel between October 2019 and June 2020
  • Judge notes that defendant, though not committing the crimes himself, was just as culpable as the actual offenders
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Misinformation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across Telegram and the game streaming section of Facebook, which has long struggled to moderate fake news.

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Hundreds of posts on Telegram and other apps show non-consensual content being shared and even sold, while advocates and survivors say too little is being done to stop it. As similar groups proliferate in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea, some women – and a few men – have decided to take action.

Telegram features like channel broadcasts and optional chat encryption have helped some people stay up to date amid heavy censorship on Tencent’s WeChat

Telegram is marketed as a secure messaging app and used by Hong Kong protesters, but experts say it has flaws

People are using encrypted chat apps and ditching transportation cards to avoid detection, with anti-extradition protests streamed on gaming site Twitch