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Telegram

  • Technology: Internet & social media, Technology: General
  • United Arab Emirates

  • Telegram LLC (Telegram) is a technology company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Telegram offers cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging applications and provides media, chat, security options, and data encryption solutions. Telegram was founded in Russia, and it is known for its instant messaging app, which is globally accessible.

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Global Network Initiative ? Membership in the Global Network Initiative, an alliance that helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.

UN Global Compact ? Membership in the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.

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Digital Inclusion Benchmark 2020
? A ranking of 100 influential technology companies on four areas of digital inclusion: enhancing universal access to digital technologies; improving all levels of digital skills; fostering trustworthy use by mitigating risks and harms; innovating openly, inclusively, and ethically. (Benchmark uses a 0-2 point scoring system, adjusted here to show percentage score.)
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