You can find a dry summary here [1]. Basically there is a nice story that Durov constructed over the years, the story of a tough libertarian who stood against t

You can find a dry summary here [1]. Basically there is a nice story that Durov constructed over the years, the story of a tough libertarian who stood against the Russian government and was forced out of his business (Vkontakte), having to sell it for a fraction of its true price. He stands by his fellow users, willing to risk his business over their privacy, and now he runs Telegram out of his own pocket because… reasons. He is also in (implied) exile from Russia, he bought a citizenship of some island nation and is now a digital nomad. I believe that's the gist of his "official" image. However, there are cracks in that story to which I alluded in the comment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_(social_networking)#2013.E2.80.932014:_share_changes.2C_IPO_cancellation.2C_Mail.ru_Group_ownership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_(social_networking)#2013.E2...