Telegram has been handing over IP addresses and phone numbers of criminals to the authorities since 2018. This was stated by the creator of the messenger Pavel Durov. “My previous post could have seemed like an announcement of a serious change in how Telegram works. But in reality little has changed,” he emphasized.
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According to Durov, if the authorities’ request meets the necessary legal requirements, the company verifies it and transmits data on serious violators. “This process existed long before last week,” the billionaire said.
On September 23, 2024, Durov announced strengthening search security and updating the privacy policy on Telegram. After this, reports began to appear in the media that the company would hand over the IP addresses and numbers of violators at the request of the court.
To process requests from authorities, Telegram has an @transparency bot. During the three quarters of 2024 in Brazil, the company served 203 requests, during the same period in India – 6.9 thousand requests, Durov said.
Starting in the third quarter, the number of requests from European authorities began to increase, which the businessman attributed to the fact that officials began to use the correct line of communication, provided for by the EU Digital Services Law (DSA). . To reduce confusion, Telegram has updated its privacy policy, making it more unified in different countries, the businessman emphasized.
Telegram has always strived to comply with local laws while protecting the values of user freedom and privacy, but “we do not allow criminals to abuse our platform or evade justice,” Durov concluded.
Earlier this week it emerged that Telegram had added the ability to report terrorism. The option appeared in the beta version of the messenger. The list of complaints was expanded to include other categories, including “I don’t like this,” “Copyright,” and “It’s not illegal, but it should be removed.”
- The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a relevant piece of legislation that makes online platforms across the EU responsible for the content they host.
- The European Parliament adopted it in July 2022, on August 25, 2023 its rules were extended to large platforms and in early 2024 the document came into full force.
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