Telegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments
- Telegram to provide user data in response to legal requests
- Durov faces charges in France for crimes committed on his app
Pavel Durov
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Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests, according to Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov.
The platform changed its terms of service to deter criminals from abusing it, Durov said in a post on Telegram Monday. The move comes less than a month after his arrest in France, where he faces charges of alleged complicity in the spread of child sexual abuse materials.