Telegram to start moderating private chats, remove features used by abusers

Telegram ready to quit non-compatible markets — CEO Durov - Nigeria News Update

The Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said that the platform is ready to exit any markets not compatible with its principles. Durov disclosed this in a recent statement detailing his ordeals in France following his arrest at...

Telegram to start moderating private chats, remove features used by abusers

Weeks after the Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France, the messaging app is finally taking content moderation seriously. On Friday (Sep 6), the app removed some of the features that were allegedly being used by abusers. Durov also admitted that “0.001 per cent of the users” were responsible for creating a bad image of the entire platform. "That’s why this year we are committed to turn moderation on Telegram from an area of criticis…

Durov says Telegram will tackle criticism of how it moderates content

Telegram boss Pavel Durov said on Friday that the messaging app would tackle criticism of its content moderation and remove some features that had been abused for illegal activity.

Telegram disables ‘misused’ features as CEO faces criminal charges

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In a post on Telegram Friday, founder and CEO Pavel Durov set out a new approach for the app and announced it’s disabled some “outdated” features. The first changes to the app following his arrest in France last month affect its built-in blog posts and a “People Nearby” location-based feature. The changes come as Durov attempts to reverse Telegram’s reputation as a hotspot for criminal activity tha…

Telegram update will let users police private chats

CEO Pavel Durov admits to ‘growing pains’ for app as it nears 1 billion users