Telegram hands over data on thousands of users to US law enforcement

Telegram's pivot to a law-abiding platform: fulfilled requests of user data have skyrocketed

Once known as a safe haven for cybercriminals and white supremacists, Telegram appears to be transitioning into a more law-abiding platform. Recent data unveiled by 404 Media confirm this abrupt shift, with U.S. authorities accounting for the majority of user identification requests.Read Entire Article

Last year, the co-founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France on several charges associated with content moderation. Since then, this service, known for its privacy and anonymity, has ceased to be...

Telegram's Transparency Turnaround: Major Increase In Cooperation With U.S. Law Enforcement After CEO Arrest - Nemos News Network

Following the August arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the popular social network and messaging application known for its stringent privacy policies has sharply increased its cooperation with U.S. authorities. The platform provided data on more than 2,200 users in 2024, a stark increase from previous years, according to details from Telegram’s own Transparency Reports […]

Surge in Telegram user data passed to French authorities

Messaging service Telegram passed vastly more data on its users to French authorities in the second half of 2024 following founder Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris, figures published by the platform showed. The company said it handed over IP addresses or telephone numbers that Paris asked for in 210 cases in July-September and 673 in October-December. That was up from just four in the first quarter and six in the second. Some 2,072 users were affec…

Telegram gave more user data to French authorities after founder's arrest

Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive officer of the messaging app, was arrested in Paris last August over criminal content posted by users on his platform.

In total, 2,072 users of the application were concerned by data being sent to the French justice system in 2024.