Pavel Durov Promises to Improve Telegram Moderation

Pavel Durov testified before French judicial authorities and promised to improve content moderation.

Key points:

• Pavel Durov stated that “Telegram was not created for criminals” and promised that it would commit to improving its moderation procedures.
• Each month, the platform removes 15-20 million accounts and up to two million channels or groups for violations.
• In the first 6 months of 2024, Telegram disclosed data of more than 10,000 users.

The court noted that prior to Durov’s arrest, criminal use of Telegram was increasing. According to French gendarmerie, in the first 5 months of 2024, 535 criminal cases related to illegal activities on Telegram were opened in France. For comparison, there were 808 such cases throughout all of 2023.

The judges paid special attention to Telegram’s "People Nearby" feature, which was disabled after Durov’s arrest. This feature was suspected of facilitating illegal activities through geolocation, such as drug trafficking or pimping.

“In most countries, this function is used for good purposes, not for illegal ones,” Durov emphasized.

In December 2024, the messenger announced its first annual profit. However, Durov told investigators that the platform has a $2 billion debt.

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翻译： en-zh
帕维尔·杜罗夫 (Pavel Durov) 承诺改善 Telegram 审核

帕维尔·杜罗夫在法国司法当局作证并承诺改善内容审核。

要点：
• Pavel Durov 表示“Telegram 不是为犯罪分子创建的”，并承诺将致力于改进其审核程序。
• 每个月，该平台都会删除 15-2000 万个违规帐户以及最多 200 万个频道或群组。
• 2024 年前 6 个月，Telegram 披露了超过 10,000 名用户的数据。

法院指出，在杜罗夫被捕之前，Telegram 的犯罪使用正在增加。据法国宪兵队称，2024年前5个月，法国共立案535起与Telegram非法活动有关的刑事案件。相比之下，2023 年全年共有 808 起此类案件。

法官们特别关注了 Telegram 的“附近的人”功能，该功能在杜罗夫被捕后被禁用。该功能涉嫌通过地理定位促进非法活动，例如贩毒或拉皮条。

“在大多数国家，这一功能被用于良好目的，而不是用于非法目的，”杜罗夫强调。

2024年12月，即时通讯宣布首次实现年度盈利。然而，杜罗夫告诉调查人员，该平台有 20 亿美元的债务。


省流: 还不能放人辣😅