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. The channel also called on people to turn out for illegal assemblies and listed the things that participants should bring along with them, showing prior planning was in the works for riots. The messages also incited people to hurl toxic gas bombs at police and MTR stations, he added. A Hong Kong protester with a petrol bomb. File photo: Dylan Hollingsworth/HKFP. ZDNET RECOMMENDS How to create a business channel on Telegram? (Tutorial)
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