Several accounts on X, including Elon Musk’s, claim that the platform has changed its rules to allow the moderation of private conversations. In support, a screenshot that would prove the disappearance of a sentence in the FAQ (frequently asked questions) guaranteeing the confidentiality of private conversations. In reality, this sentence is still visible, but in another place. Telegram assures that it has simply clarified its rules for moderating illegal content.
A change in the rules regarding the privacy of Telegram users? Since the interpellation On August 24, Pavel Durov, creator and boss of Telegram, left his private jet at Le Bourget airport near Paris, many Internet users were concerned about potential future attacks on privacy by the French and European justice system against users of the platform, generally recognized for guaranteeing the confidentiality of private exchanges between its 950 million users,
The latest case: on September 5, several Internet users claimed on X that Telegram had “discreetly” modified its confidentiality rules relating to private exchanges. The platform is said to have deleted that same day a sentence from its FAQ explaining the fact that “all exchanges and groups on Telegram remain private between their participants”. The platform also specified that it does not process “requests related to them”.
- Les Observateurs – France 24
