Newly released data from messaging app Telegram reveals a sharp rise in the number of data demands it fulfilled over the past year for users’ data from requesting law enforcement agencies.
The rise in fulfilled user requests comes months after French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in August in part for the company’s longstanding refusal to provide user data in response to a child exploitation investigation. Soon after Durov’s arrest, Telegram appeared to relax its policy on how it handles abuse reports.
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