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With 550m users, the social network has been accused of providing a platform for organising riots in the UKWith 550 million users, Telegram is the biggest underground app in the world. A hybrid messaging service and social network, the company seems to make controversy a core part of its business.From its early days as a rebellion against growing censorship in its founders’ home nation of Russia, through controversies around its lack of encryption and adoption of cryptocurrency, to its role today as an essentially unmoderated chatroom that has been accused of providing a platform for organising riots in the UK,

NSW police allege 63,000 coins featuring popular tv show character were stolen from a Sydney warehouseAn alleged Bluey coin bandit has been charged by New South Wales police for allegedly stealing over $600,000 worth of limited edition currency.The Royal Australian Mint’s “dollarbucks” coin collection featured Bluey, alongside other characters on the popular tv show, as part of a special limited release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/07/bluey-limited-edition-coins-stolen-sold-australia Author : Mostafa Rachwani Publish date : 2024-08-07 05:07:36 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Western Australian senator is expected to face cross-examination for the first time on WednesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLinda Reynolds has accused the attorney-general Mark Dreyfus of “seeking to silence” her as the government worked towards a settlement with Brittany Higgins after her alleged rape in Parliament House.The Western Australian Liberal senator also told a defamation trial she felt like a “punching clown on the fairground” due to critical social media posts from Higgins and her husband David Sharaz.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free