Principally, that means everything that is written on the app is stored on Telegram's servers, where Durov and his team have full access,
You can talk to anyone you want within security circles and every one will tell you that Telegram is desperately lagging behind other platforms when it comes to content confidentiality,
Telegram is a little unclear sometimes in communicating that,
Of course, ... one can speculate that he is moving to avoid law enforcement. To date, Telegram's Dubai address has been looked on favorably by platform users, giving Durov more credibility because he can no longer be easily pursued by German or US officials."
There's no technical explanation, ... Unlike most other messaging services, Telegram does not have a US background — where many still think that 'evil' NSA operatives are involved."
Personally, I would cut a wide berth around Telegram when it comes to anything remotely confidential."
Telegram does not use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) – a tool that ensures that only the sender and intended recipient(s) can see the message – on all its chats by default,
In Russia, this is probably the only large platform where people can convey their oppositionist, pro-peace views to a wide audience, without having to bypass various forms of blocking,
The French judicial authorities will be very careful not to frame the ongoing proceedings with Pavel Durov and Telegram as a free speech issue,
It is moderated on a very low level, while it’s being used both by Russian official circles and their media, as well as the Russian opposition and the Ukrainian side,
Absolutely everything is done through Telegram: all the shops, platforms and chats are based on there,
I am outraged by the arrest of Pavel Durov,
Like any other internet service – Facebook, Google – Telegram receives government requests and partially satisfies them,
We do not allow the state to install cameras in our homes in order to prevent a crime, so why must we abandon our privacy to make law enforcement’s work easier
It would be both quite sad and somewhat amusing if Durov’s arrest turned out to be the catalyst for changes in communication within the Russian armed forces,
I do not consider Pavel Durov to be a criminal and I hope he will be able to prove his innocence in court,
Everyone who is used to using the platform for sensitive conversations/conversations should delete those conversations right now and not do it again,
Russians do everything via Telegram. They are recruiting agents and people for counter-activities. Today in Ukraine, a popular campaign is to recruit people who would burn Ukrainian military cars. And it is quite successful. They coordinate their military efforts using it,
You just install the free app and get easy access to buying guns, drugs, explicit and violent content … anything. It is all available simply by searching. And this is not so easily available anywhere in other messengers,
I think that the Russians are panicking because they are trying to predict possible outcomes for their essential communications tool and are trying to protect themselves and remove information from there. But everything will depend on the French government and the courts — whether they will imprison Durov, or come to an agreement and release him and he in return will provide them with some information — we do not know yet,