During a meeting with the president of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on June 6, Telegram's Vice President Ilya Perekopsky announced the initiatives. According to the executive, Brazil is the first country in the world where Telegram is introducing the features, which could be expanded to other countries facing threats to democracy through the dissemination of false content. To edit your name or bio, click the Menu icon and select “Manage Channel.” Telegram has announced a number of measures aiming to tackle the spread of disinformation through its platform in Brazil. These features are part of an agreement between the platform and the country's authorities ahead of the elections in October. A new window will come up. Enter your channel name and bio. (See the character limits above.) Click “Create.” A Hong Kong protester with a petrol bomb. File photo: Dylan Hollingsworth/HKFP.
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