Durov: Telegram is not an anarchist paradise. If you are dissatisfied with the Internet service, you should sue the platform instead of the CEO.

Durov published a long statement on the X platform, and its core points include: 1. I was questioned by the police for four days after arriving in Paris last month. They told me that I might be personally responsible for other people's illegal use of Telegram because the French authorities did not receive a response from Telegram. But Telegram has an official representative in the EU and public email addresses to receive and respond to requests from the EU. 2. The French authorities have multiple ways to contact Telegram, and Telegram assisted the French consulate in setting up a Telegram hotline to deal with terrorist threats. 3. For dissatisfaction with Internet services, countries usually resolve them through legal proceedings rather than simply accusing the CEO of being responsible for third-party behavior. 4. Telegram strives to strike a balance between privacy protection and law enforcement requirements, local and EU laws, technical restrictions, and cooperates with regulators. 5. Telegram adheres to its principles and refuses unreasonable requests, such as surveillance requests from Russia and Iran, even at the risk of being banned. 6. But the claim by some media that Telegram is some kind of anarchist paradise is absolutely wrong. Telegram is not perfect, but it is committed to improvement, removing large amounts of harmful content every day, publishing transparency reports, and working with NGOs on urgent moderation requests.