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Telegram Hands U.S. Authorities Data on Thousands of Users. The number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram skyrocketed, with the company providing data to U.S. authorities on 2,253 users last year.

The number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram skyrocketed, with the company providing data to U.S. authorities on 2,253 users last year.

The news shows a massive spike in the number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram after French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in August, in part because of the company’s unwillingness to provide user data in a child abuse investigation. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

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