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The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media

03 Sep 2024

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The arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO in Paris last month has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app and its approach to content moderation. Madeleine Finlay hears from Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer and technology journalist Alex Hern about how the case could influence how social media companies approach problematic content on their platforms. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

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Inside the audacious plan to refreeze the Arctic

Should we ban social media for under-16s?

‘The undruggable became druggable’: a breakthrough cancer treatment

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