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900 million people use Telegram because they trust us with their conversations. That trust is worth more than any revenue target.
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Governments want backdoors into encrypted messaging. We will not build them. Full stop.
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The internet was built to be decentralized and free. Telegram is one of the last platforms that still believes in that original promise.
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I left Russia because the government demanded I hand over user data. I would rather leave my country than betray my users.
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I funded Telegram personally for seven years. No investors, no board, no compromises. Privacy is not a feature — it is a right.
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I was arrested in France for what my users posted. That is like arresting the postal service for what someone mails.