The messenger’s founder, Pavel Durov, has denied accusations that Telegram is controlled by Russian authorities.
The Telegram messenger aims to remain neutral and not become a “player in geopolitics.” Its founder Pavel Durov revealed this in an interview with propagandist Tucker Carlson, Reuters reports.
According to Durov, Telegram wants to be “politically neutral.” He rejected the accusation that the messenger was controlled by Russian authorities, and said that they were allegedly distributed by competitors.
Currently, Telegram is used by 900 million users from all over the world. Durov expects that in a year there will be 1 billion.
The Telegram team is now based in Dubai, where Durov has lived for the past seven years after he said he was forced to leave Russia due to pressure from Russian authorities.
We remind you that a bill has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which proposes to regulate the activities of the Telegram messenger. The argument for the introduction of Telegram regulation is that this platform may be related to Russia.
There are arguments: will Telegram be banned in Ukraine?
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Source: korrespondent
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