Pavel Durov reported that 4 days ago, Russian-speaking Telegram users began to complain about messages from strangers calling for terrorist attacks.
Within an hour of receiving the complaint, the messenger applied a number of technical and organizational measures to prevent this activity.
In this regard, the head of Telegram said that next week users from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus will be able to limit the list of those who can write them private messages. Previously, this option was only available to premium subscribers.
4 days ago, Russian-speaking Telegram users began to complain about messages from strangers calling for terrorist attacks.
Within an hour of receiving the complaint, we applied a number of technical and organizational measures to prevent this activity.
As a result, tens of thousands of contacts sent such messages, thousands of users connected to this flash mob faced permanent blocking of their Telegram accounts.
From the beginning of this week, all users from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus can limit the circle of those who can send them private messages. We are also implementing artificial intelligence solutions to filter such spam even more effectively.
Telegram is not a place for spam mailings and calls for violence ✋
– Pavel Durov
Source: Iphones RU
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