Telegram changes policies! It will submit to the authorities the data of users with a criminal history

2024-09-24 17:07:59
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Messaging app Telegram has said it will hand over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users with a criminal record to authorities.
The privacy policy change comes after Telegram was previously used by people violating its terms of use to sell illegal goods.
"99% of Telegram users have nothing to do with crime, 0.1% involved in illegal activities create a bad image for the entire platform, putting the interests of our almost billion users at risk," said founder Pavel Durov .
Durov was arrested by French authorities last month at an airport north of Paris.
Critics say Telegram has become a hotbed of disinformation, child pornography and terror-related content, in part because of a feature that allows groups to have up to 200,000 members.