Telegram is changing the rules, it won’t be as private as it used to be
Telegram will never be the same again. The changes started happening shortly after the CEO of this platform, Pavel Durov, was arrested. Now the terms of use are changing and Telegram can provide both your phone number and IP address to the authorities if they request it.
Telegram is going through a change
Telegram is a mobile messaging app and has always put users and their privacy first. The conversations were secret and encrypted and hidden even from the eyes of the authorities, who had a penchant for users carrying out criminal activities.
Freedom on the platform Telegram and the fact that even the so-called channels that individuals or groups could establish there were not censored, became the main attraction for using this particular platform for communication. However, everything is about to change soon, and there will be news on Telegram that will not please many.
The changes were triggered by the arrest of Telegram CEO Durov in France | photo: TechCrunch via YouTube
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It started with the arrest of Durov
The owner and founder of the Telegram platform Pavel Durov was last month detained in France. Local authorities reinstated him from allowing crime to flourish on his platform. After his detention, Durov was not allowed to leave the territory of France, and although he initially claimed that his Telegram was not doing anything illegal, it seems that the ice has now moved in a different direction.
Telegram will no longer leak illegal content
Shortly after the detention of Durov, an option was added on Telegram to report illegal content. The application also changed the position in the FAQ (frequently asked questions) section, where claims that Telegram does not monitor private and group conversations were removed.
How states portal Phone ArenaDurov has now said that his Telegram will also comply with the authorities’ demands and hand over user phone numbers and IP addresses. At the same time, the platform introduces monitoring tools AIto put an end to illegal content. A team of people is also supposed to monitor and subsequently remove content deemed problematic.
Source: mobilizujeme.cz
