Following the arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, the social network seems to have reassessed itself. The company behind the messaging service has decided to review its rules and thus offer better moderation of private conversations and chat rooms.
Telegram's moderation policy is evolving
In recent days and in a discreet manner, Telegram has made some changes to its moderation policy. The messaging service has extended the scope of its moderators, allowing them to have access to certain private conversation messages if it was necessary.
Also, for the first time, Telegram users chatting in private chat can report “ illegal content » by selecting the problematic post to be reviewed by moderators.
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This is what the social network indicates in its FAQ as an answer to the question ” There is illegal content on Telegram. How can I get it removed? » :
All Telegram apps have “Report” buttons that allow you to report illegal content to our moderators, with just a few clicks.
The messaging service also highlighted an email address, ” [email protected] ». Telegram invites its users to use it in case they find ” sticker packs or bots on Telegram that seem illegal “.
Previously, the answer given to the question in the FAQ was completely different :
All exchanges and groups on Telegram remain private between their participants. We do not handle requests related to them.
A new response that would suggest A Paradigm Shift in Moderation Policy at Telegram and which comes following the arrest of its CEO and co-founder Pavel Durov on August 24 in France.
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On X, the “db” account highlighted these changes in the FAQ, invoking this paradigm shift theory. Telegram used this post to provide some clarification on the nature of the changes it has made.thereby refuting the theory.
You could always report messages from any group to moderators, acts like forwarding. Private chats are still private too – although you could always report a new incoming chat to moderators by using Block > Report. Anyone can check our code and see there were no changes. The FAQ…
— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) September 6, 2024
Thus, the company specifies that it has always been possible to report any message in any chat roombut that they should be forwarded instead of being reported directly. Telegram clarified that ” the change made to the FAQ clarified how to report thingsincluding with respect to the DSA [le Digital Services Act, NDLR] “.
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For his part, Pavel Durov broke his silence on Thursday. He published a long message on his Telegram channel, the first since his arrest 3 weeks ago. The Telegram executive acknowledged that the rapid growth of his app “ facilitated the abuse of our platform by criminals “, promising changes in the future.
He also highlighted the difficulty of in finding the right balance between privacy and securityPavel Durov said he was ready to cooperate to achieve this, but made it clear that he would remain faithful to his principles of freedom of expression no matter what.
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