(Reuters) -Telegram manager Pavel Durov claimed on Friday that the messaging application would certainly deal with objection of its web content small amounts and get rid of some functions that had actually been abused for prohibited task.
Durov, that was recently positioned under official examination in France about using Telegram for criminal activities consisting of fraudulence, cash laundering and sharing pictures of kid sex misuse, revealed the relocate a message to his 12.2 million clients on the system.
“While 99.999% of Telegram users have nothing to do with crime, the 0.001% involved in illicit activities create a bad image for the entire platform, putting the interests of our almost billion users at risk,” the Russian- birthed technology business owner composed on Telegram.
“That’s why this year we are committed to turn moderation on Telegram from an area of criticism into one of praise.”
Durov claimed Telegram had impaired brand-new media submits to a standalone blog writing device “which seems to have been misused by anonymous actors”.
He claimed it had actually likewise eliminated a little-used People Nearby attribute which “had issues with bots and scammers” and would certainly rather display genuine, confirmed service at individuals.
The adjustments are the very first he has actually revealed considering that being jailed last month in France and doubted for 4 days prior to being positioned under official examination and launched on bond.
His legal representative has claimed it was ridiculous to explore Durov about criminal activities devoted by other individuals on the application.
In a previous blog post on Thursday, Durov claimed Telegram was not excellent. “But the claims in some media that Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise are absolutely untrue,” he composed. “We take down millions of harmful posts and channels every day.”
(Reporting by Mark Trevelyan, Editing by Louise Heavens and Alex Richardson)
