Morning Edition · Saturday, July 11, 2026Published at 1:31 AM EDT · New York
Durov Accuses the EU of Using Procedural Tactics to Advance Surveillance Laws
The Telegram founder's accusation comes as the bloc debates message-scanning rules, increasing demand for systems where confidentiality is enforced by cryptography rather than provider policy.
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, said that procedural tactics he associated with weak-rule-of-law states are now being used inside the European Union to advance surveillance legislation, according to a Cointelegr…
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