The founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov explained the decision to change the policy of confidentiality of service by the EU legislative norms, namely the changes in the data protection regulations of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations, which requires media companies to obtain user consent for the collection and processing of personal data). He said this on Tuesday, August 28, in his Telegram channel. "We reserve the right to transfer the IP-addresses and phone numbers of terrorists to the relevant services by a court decision," Durov confirmed.. He noted that this should make the messenger "less attractive platform for those who are engaged here sending out terrorist propaganda", regardless of whether the company will use this right. In his opinion, there are two reasons why changing the rules of the service will not lead to the termination of its blocking in the territory of Russia. First, in Russia, companies are required to provide "not numbers and IP addresses of terrorists by court decision, but something fundamentally different - access to messages, and all users".

Secondly, Durov pointed out, the messenger does not consider "any treatment from Russian services," since in Russia the service is "outlawed". "Our privacy policy does not concern the situation in Russia. Therefore, we continue to resist, "he stressed.. Earlier it became known that Telegram would be able to pass on information about terrorists to special services. Also in Roskomnadzor they stated that the last terrorist acts were coordinated through Telegram. News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet.