The Red Fort blast that took place on November 10 has shaken everyone. 12 people were killed and some people were also injured in this blast. One reason behind this planning is also a messaging app company worth 30 billion dollars. Yes, now you must be thinking how can this happen. The company we are talking about here is Telegram. It is used by users all over the world.
Now the question is, how can a 30 billion dollar company like Telegram become a hub of terrorism? The digital content creator of Tam Man Dhan Facebook page has told about this. Actually, the founder of this company (Pavel Durov) is Pavel Durov, who was born in Russia. In 2014, the Russian government had to censor some users but Pavel Durov was clear about the privacy of the users and he did not obey the order of the Russian government. Durov believes that the privacy of users will never be broken. All chats on Leegram remain encrypted, meaning neither any government nor any agency can read them. With this, criminals, scammers and terrorists can easily make their entire plan here.
Recruitment, funding, planning get support
Not only this, 80 percent of the cases of e-commerce scams like Flipkart-Amazon are linked to Telegram. Terror recruitment, terror funding, terror planning are all easy for the users to do through the channels created here. Global studies say that crores of users are connected to more than 1500 extremist channels.
This 30 billion dollar company i.e. Telegram is free. It neither runs ads nor sells data. Now this thought might have come to your mind that how does the company earn money? Actually this company makes money in a smart way.
premium subscription
The company earns money through subscription plans. This company gives the users the benefit of extra features like fast speed, stickers, large files for 5 dollars a month. Due to this, the company earns billions of rupees from crores of users. The company offers not just one but many options for subscription plans.
Sponsored Message
The company also earns a lot through sponsored messages in public channels. It can also be used on messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and LinkedIn. If someone wants to promote a brand or group, he gives money, which benefits the company. But this place also opens the door for those who spread inflammatory content.
Small games and trading apps also run inside Telegram through mini apps and bots. There is commission on transactions. Last year, the company made $1 billion in revenue, and that too in the name of privacy.
Even in India, many users misuse Telegram. Scam calls, fake news, selling drugs, all this is also possible through these channels. Durov believes that he cooperates with law enforcement, but only on court order. Still, the encryption is so strong that decoding takes months. If seen, on one hand the common man gets privacy, on the other hand this app is giving the benefit of free speech in countries with dictatorship. But on the other hand, terrorists are safe. The Indian government is taking strict steps on its part, but in this era of tech, playing with privacy is also creating many big problems.
