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IIRC he was basically kicked out of Russia for not censoring VK. Things could have changed but I don't think visits to Russia (where he has friends and family)

IIRC he was basically kicked out of Russia for not censoring VK. Things could have changed but I don't think visits to Russia (where he has friends and family) is necessarily proof that he is giving data to Russia. Also, Telegram seems to have been banned in Russia at times, although I do not know the specific details.

BlueTemplar 2y ago
Some of the specific details : https://istories.media/en/news/2024/08/27/pavel-durov-has-visited-russia-more-than-50-times-since-his-exile-in-2014/ https://istories.media/en/news/2024/08/27/pavel-durov-has-vi...
diggan 2y ago
> Also, Telegram seems to have been banned in Russia at times, although I do not know the specific details. Russia tried a bunch of times to block Russia (since it got banned for not cooperating with the government) but never successfully, seems Telegran anti-censorship methods works well enough. Eventually Russia relented and undid the ban and block. But I don't think Telegram actually stopped working in Russia at any point.