Telegram’s CEO is making it clear that the company is going to give in to requests for handing over users’ data if required for legal investigations.
Pavel Durov stated that the platform will begin handing over IP addresses and phone numbers belonging to users when deemed important and necessary. It’s interesting how the news comes at a time when he was arrested a while back in France for questionable behavior on the app.
In case you did not know, the company is notorious for not paying heed to any requests of this kind including those requesting for immediate takedowns. Moreover, it likes to ignore when requests are made for information spread regarding suspected criminals.
Accompanying such developments is the rollout of content moderation on the app which has begun making use of AI. This includes the addition of a team of humans for this specific purpose. The goal is to remove any such content from the search. Similarly, users will now be prompted to generate any kind of complaints about unlawful content they see online and can report unsafe content on the app. This way, the team will be more aware and will take immediate steps for removal.
Now how much such changes will impact the app’s popularity will depend on those taking part in such unlawful behavior. We know that users’ IP IDs and phone numbers can be useful data for investigation purposes. However, we are also aware of the app’s options for keeping users’ data anonymous which they can opt for.
This includes the likes of disappearing messages, E2E encryption, and also the chance to make use of the service without SIM. The service’s FAQ has boasted from day one how the app strives to ensure users’ data remains private at all times. They claim to have disclosed 0GB of private data to any third-party platforms including the government.
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Pavel Durov stated that the platform will begin handing over IP addresses and phone numbers belonging to users when deemed important and necessary. It’s interesting how the news comes at a time when he was arrested a while back in France for questionable behavior on the app.
In case you did not know, the company is notorious for not paying heed to any requests of this kind including those requesting for immediate takedowns. Moreover, it likes to ignore when requests are made for information spread regarding suspected criminals.
Accompanying such developments is the rollout of content moderation on the app which has begun making use of AI. This includes the addition of a team of humans for this specific purpose. The goal is to remove any such content from the search. Similarly, users will now be prompted to generate any kind of complaints about unlawful content they see online and can report unsafe content on the app. This way, the team will be more aware and will take immediate steps for removal.
Now how much such changes will impact the app’s popularity will depend on those taking part in such unlawful behavior. We know that users’ IP IDs and phone numbers can be useful data for investigation purposes. However, we are also aware of the app’s options for keeping users’ data anonymous which they can opt for.
This includes the likes of disappearing messages, E2E encryption, and also the chance to make use of the service without SIM. The service’s FAQ has boasted from day one how the app strives to ensure users’ data remains private at all times. They claim to have disclosed 0GB of private data to any third-party platforms including the government.
Read next:
• Research Shows There is an Increase in Requests for User Data from US Government
• Two Popular Google Play Store Apps With Over 11M Downloads Infected With Necro Android Trojan
