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One of the creators Telegram Pavel Durov He emphasized that he is Russian and never become “Someone's asset”. So he reacted to accusations of relations with the Russian authorities.
Durov made his statement at a conference in Norwaydedicated to human rights. “I am Russian! And I will rather die better than I will become someone's asset. And I think that people who express such an opinion know little about my life path – about what I did before Telegram, what role “VKontakte” and Telegram played in protecting freedom of speech and private life in Eastern Europe “– he said.
“I strongly insult me when people say that I am a Russian” asset “”– added Durov. In his opinion, accusations of possible work with Russian security forces are associated with a narrow understanding freedom of speech. As an example, he brought Refusal to block Radical right -wing channel in Romania At the request of the French police.
Durov noted that Telegram gained popularity in countries where he is under threat confidentialityand after protests in China The platform was faced with a powerful DDOS Ataku.
He also mentioned his arrest in Paris In 2024: he was accused of promoting crimes committed through Telegram. Durov called the situation absurd, as the French authorities knew his address, and Telegram's office in Dubai Located in the same building where the French consulate is located.
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