tldr; Telegram will start sharing user data with authorities to combat illegal activities, following the arrest of CEO Pavel Durov. This decision aims to address the misuse of Telegram’s Search function for selling illegal goods. The platform has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, allowing the sharing of IP addresses and phone numbers of rule violators with authorities upon legal requests. The changes target illegal activities, not ordinary users, to maintain the platform’s integrity.
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tldr; Telegram will start sharing user data with authorities to combat illegal activities, following the arrest of CEO Pavel Durov. This decision aims to address the misuse of Telegram’s Search function for selling illegal goods. The platform has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, allowing the sharing of IP addresses and phone numbers of rule violators with authorities upon legal requests. The changes target illegal activities, not ordinary users, to maintain the platform’s integrity.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
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Law and order wins again. Yay authoritarianism!