Telegram founder Pavel Durov has praised France’s rejection of a controversial encryption bill, warning that weakening privacy protections would do little to stop crime but could endanger millions of law-abiding users.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has praised France’s National Assembly for rejecting a controversial bill that would have forced encrypted messaging apps to create backdoors—potentially compromising user privacy.In a post on X, Durov warned that such laws do little to stop crime and instead endanger the privacy of law-abiding citizens. He emphasized Telegram’s long-standing commitment to encryption, saying the platform would rather leave a market than betray users’ trust. Durov also cautioned that similar proposals are now being pushed by the European Commission.
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