After Years of Warnings, Telegram Founder Cedes to Police Requests About Users

Pavel Durov’s legal battle with French prosecutors took the Telegram founder by surprise. But some of its avid users have long warned him of the need for transparent rules and for tools to communicate with the app’s representatives.

Pavel Durov’s legal battle with French prosecutors took the Telegram founder by surprise. But some of its avid users have long warned him of the need for transparent rules and for tools to communicate with the app’s representatives.