Telegram content can be useful in many other contexts. The steps are simple even for non-technical users. Telegram’s chat export formats also make it easy to translate an entire channel using Google Translate. That’s because Telegram is one of the easiest communication platforms to archive, and one of the last that can preserve image metadata – a privacy risk to users, but often a boon to open source researchers. However, we have a copy, because we archived it when we saw it – and you could too. At time of writing, this post is no longer viewable due to a supposed moderation action.Įxample of a Telegram post from Mariupol, Ukraine which was removed by moderators On February 25, the Telegram channel posted a video of Russian troop movements prior to the invasion. For any type of internet content, links stop working over time, a phenomenon known as “link rot.” Archiving content can preserve it for years. Archiving content from the ground ensures it can still be used by researchers if a user deletes a post, if a channel is removed, or if an entire platform becomes inaccessible. This material has allowed us to geolocate multiple attacks on civilians and establish the Russian military’s use of cluster munitions.īut the online media environment in Russia and Ukraine at present is highly volatile. In recent days, it has been a vitally important tool for documenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine – ordinary Ukrainians regularly post videos and photos attesting to the scale of destruction caused by the war. With Facebook blocked and Twitter restricted, it’s also one of the last social network applications fully accessible to internet users in Russia. The messaging service Telegram is highly popular on the Russian speaking internet.
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