Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Announces New Measures to Combat Illicit Content on Platform

Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, has stated that the platform's search feature has been abused by individuals who have violated the company's terms of service to sell illegal goods. To address this issue, Telegram staff used artificial intelligence to review the platform and remove problematic content over the past few weeks. As a result, all identified problematic content is no longer accessible through the search feature. Durov emphasized that Telegram will not allow bad actors to compromise the integrity of the platform. This announcement comes after Durov's high-profile arrest on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app, which occurred weeks prior to the announcement.