The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced his decision to appeal the sanctions of the Brazilian court, which force the App Store and Google Play to remove the messaging application. The businessman also allowed Telegram to leave the country.
Earlier, a Brazilian court ordered carriers and app stores Google and Apple to block the messenger due to Telegram’s failure to comply with the requirements of local law enforcement.
The Brazilian police asked the platform to hand over the data of the administrators of neo-Nazi groups that, according to the security services, may be related to the attack on the Aracruz school, in which four people died.
The courier was reported to have provided some of the information but declined to disclose the contacts. Therefore, the court imposed a daily fine of $200,000 until Telegram complies with the requirements.
Pavel Durov, for his part, said that Telegram’s mission is to preserve privacy and freedom of expression around the world.
“In cases where local laws go against this mission or impose technologically unfeasible requirements, we sometimes have to abandon those markets,” the Telegram founder wrote.
According to him, such solutions, although not easy, are preferable to “betraying users.” The businessman added that the platform will appeal the decision of the Brazilian court and will continue to protect the right of users to communicate in private.
Earlier this year, Durov said that Telegram had become the world’s most popular instant messenger, second only to WhatsApp*.
*Belongs to Meta, banned and recognized as an extremist in the Russian Federation.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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