Published 09/24/2024 2:50:00 p.m.

Telegram To Disclose Phones, IP Addresses At Authorities' Requests

Telegram has updated its terms to share IP addresses and phone numbers with authorities for users violating its rules following “valid legal requests.”
The platform will report shared user data in quarterly transparency reports, according to Durov.
Before sharing data, Telegram will perform a legal analysis of requests from judicial authorities.

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BBC News

Social networks: Telegram begins to transfer user data ownership

The introduction of the new policy is confirmed by the director and founder Pavel Durov, who believes that without this change "it is necessary to expose criminals" who have touched the image of Telegram.

09/24/2024 7:10:07 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirms change in policy to share data with authorities

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said Search on Telegram was “abused by people” who sold illegal goods, and that the platform’s privacy policy and terms of service had been updated.

09/24/2024 4:40:03 a.m.·India

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NDTV

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Announces New Crackdown On Illegal Content

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more "problematic content", weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app. Telegram's search feature "has been abused by people who violated our terms of service to sell illegal goods", Durov told the 13 million subscribers of his personal messaging channel. "Over the past few weeks" staff had combe…

09/24/2024 2:33:51 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces new crackdown on illegal content

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said on Sept 23 that the messaging platform had removed more “problematic content”, weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app. Read full story

09/24/2024 6:02:34 a.m.·Malaysia

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CNN

After CEO was arrested, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement

Messaging platform Telegram is making some new concessions around safety and user privacy after the arrest of its founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France last month.

09/23/2024 9:05:23 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Messaging platform Telegram is making some new concessions around safety and user privacy after the arrest of its founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France last month. Durov was arrested and interviewed by French prosecutors over suspected criminal activity on the platform, including gang transactions and trafficking, as well as an alleged failure by the company to hand over data related to the investigation. He …

09/23/2024 9:05:23 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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