Pavel Durov has, thus, finally addressed every query that his users, fans, etc. had. On the Du Rove’s Channel, he made the announcement in the open. So let us thoroughly review the arguments to understand what he stated.
Here is a brief history of what happened in the past for those of you who are still unaware of what happened.
A Small Backstory
Telegram Founder And Ceo Pavel Durov arrested at French airport Refer to this page for a full explanation that will relieve your concerns.
While in his private jet, the billionaire CEO was the target of an arrest warrant. TF1 reports that Durov was captured at around eight of the clock at night while travelling from Azerbaijan.The lack of moderators on Telegram was the subject of an inquiry, and the authorities believed that this circumstance allowed criminal conduct to continue on the messaging platform unchecked.
As Telegram’s popularity rises, a number of European countries, including France, have started to closely watch it due to security and data breach concerns.
Durov addresses the earlier incidents
On September 06, 2:15 a.m. Durov announces in the open about the earlier incidents and misconseption
On Du Roves’ official Telegram channel, where he shares updates on his life, travels, and the implementation and updating of Telegram policies.
In those cases, we are ready to leave that country. We’ve done it many times. When Russia demanded we hand over “encryption keys” to enable surveillance, we refused — and Telegram got banned in Russia. When Iran demanded we block channels of peaceful protesters, we refused — and Telegram got banned in Iran. We are prepared to leave markets that aren’t compatible with our principles, because we are not doing this for money. ~ Durov
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Last month I got interviewed by police for 4 days after arriving in Paris. I was told I may be personally responsible for other people’s illegal use of Telegram, because the French authorities didn’t receive responses from Telegram.
Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov says that there were several ways for the French authorities to get in touch with me and ask for help. I visited the French consulate in Dubai on a regular basis as a French citizen. I personally assisted them in setting up a Telegram hotline a while back in response to their request to address the issue of terrorism in France.
There is an official Telegram representative in the EU who takes requests from the EU and responds to them. Anyone searching for “Telegram EU address for law enforcement” on Google in the EU can find its email address.
According to him, the standard procedure for a nation unhappy with an internet service is to file a lawsuit against the provider of the service. It is incorrect to accuse a CEO of crimes committed by outside parties on the platform he controls by using laws from the days before smartphones. It is difficult enough to build technology these days.
If innovators are aware that they could be held accountable for any misuse of the tools they create, they will never create new ones.
Pavel Durov
Finding the ideal balance between security and privacy is difficult. Local legislation and EU laws must be balanced with privacy laws and law enforcement requirements. One must consider the limitations of technology.
As a platform, you want to make sure that the rules are followed consistently throughout the world and that they are not misused in nations with lax legal protections. In order to strike the correct balance, we have committed to communicating with regulators.
Yes, we adhere to our core values. Our objective to safeguard users under authoritarian regimes has moulded our experience. However, we have always welcomed discussion.
On Account of moderation Pavel Said “We take down millions of harmful posts and channels every day. We publish daily transparency reports (like this or this ). We have direct hotlines with NGOs to process urgent moderation requests faster.”
Last Words
Pavel Stated “I decided it was my personal mission to make sure we made a big progress in this area. That process has already begun internally, and I will shortly provide you with more information about our developments.”
It is my goal that the events of August will lead to a stronger and safer Telegram, as well as a safer social networking sector overall.
