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Nothing has done more for the Telegram product roadmap lately than arresting Pavel Durov.

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Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov said that the private messaging app will start sharing the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate its terms of service with “relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.”

https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/telegram-will-share-user-info-with-legal-authorities?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&rc=gzsl71

Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov said that the private messaging app will start sharing the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate its terms of service with “relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.”  https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/telegram-will-share-user-info-with-legal-authorities?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&rc=gzsl71

Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov said that the private messaging app will start sharing the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate its terms of service with “relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.”    Telegram’s encrypted messaging has made the app a magnet for illegal activity. Previously, Telegram’s policy was more narrow: the app would share user

Telegram Will Share User Info with Legal Authorities

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Telegram complied with a South Korean regulator’s request to remove nonconsensual deepfake porn on its platform and apologized, the regulator said.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240903008900320?ref=platformer.news

👀 Telegram complied with a South Korean regulator’s request to remove nonconsensual deepfake porn on its platform and apologized, the regulator said.  https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240903008900320?ref=platformer.news

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media regulator said Tuesday encrypted messa...

Telegram apologizes for handling of deepfake porn content in S. Korea | Yonhap News Agency

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“Telegram is another level,” Brian Fishman, Meta’s former anti-terrorism chief, wrote in a post.  “It has been the key hub for ISIS for a decade. It tolerates CSAM. Its ignored reasonable [law enforcement] engagement for YEARS. It’s not ‘light’ content moderation; it’s a different approach entirely.

https://www.threads.net/@brian.fishman.5/post/C_Gjo7lSoyh?ref=platformer.news

“Telegram is another level,” Brian Fishman, Meta’s former anti-terrorism chief, wrote in a post.  “It has been the key hub for ISIS for a decade. It tolerates CSAM. Its ignored reasonable [law enforcement] engagement for YEARS. It’s not ‘light’ content moderation; it’s a different approach entirely.  https://www.threads.net/@brian.fishman.5/post/C_Gjo7lSoyh?ref=platformer.news

We dont know details on the Durov arrest, but the “light content moderation” frame is taking hold. Thats not good. X has “light content moderation” & their product is crappy as a result. Filled w spam

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