2024-09-24 09:41:17
It is a historical change Telegram. This Monday, the controversial instant messaging app announced it change your privacy policy that will allow him to surrender to the authorities personal data of users investigated for possible crime as long as the legal authority is valid.
“We will not let bad actors undermine the stability of our platform for a billion users,” Telegram Founder and CEO Pável Dúrov said in a message posted on his channel.
This change comes a month after, in mid-August, France released the 39-year-old Franco-Russian billionaire after considering that lack of balance on Telegram and lack of cooperation with the authorities making you an accomplice in crimes committed on the material such as terrorism, drug trafficking, corruption or fraud. Durov was released on bail of five million euros, but during his trial he must remain in France and appear before the police up to twice a week.
Cooperation with authorities
The unexpected action of the French judiciary has forced Dúrov to reform. “If Telegram receives a valid warrant from the judicial authorities proving that it is a suspect in a case related to criminal activities that violate Telegram’s Terms of Service, we will legal analysis of the request and we may disclose your IP address and telephone number to the appropriate authorities,” read its new instructions.
Telegram CEO also explained on Monday that the platform already remove “problematic content”. His app’s search function, he admitted, “has been used by people who violate our terms of service to sell illegal products.”
Although he initially resisted his arrest, Dúrov appears to have succumbed to Paris’s demands. “This year we have decided to move the balance on Telegram from being an environment of criticism to one of praise,” he said on September 6, when he announced changes to reflect those users who have “under the money” instead of “bots and scammers.”
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