The court said the defendant had also incited people to commit public nuisance, with messages calling on them to take part in rallies and demonstrations including at Hong Kong International Airport, to block roads and to paralyse the public transportation system. Various forms of protest promoted on the messaging platform included general strikes, lunchtime protests and silent sit-ins. Telegram channels fall into two types: Judge Hui described Ng as inciting others to âcommit a massacreâ with three posts teaching people to make âtoxic chlorine gas bombs,â target police stations, police quarters and the cityâs metro stations. This offence was ârather serious,â the court said. The groupâs featured image is of a Pepe frog yelling, often referred to as the âREEEEEEEâ meme. Pepe the Frog was created back in 2005 by Matt Furie and has since become an internet symbol for meme culture and âdegenâ culture. The initiatives announced by Perekopsky include monitoring the content in groups. According to the executive, posts identified as lacking context or as containing false information will be flagged as a potential source of disinformation. The content is then forwarded to Telegram's fact-checking channels for analysis and subsequent publication of verified information.
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