Durov agreed to give the Russian authorities the data Telegram

He decided to believe the Minister, who dissociated themselves from the desire to access the personal correspondence of users

The owner of Telegram Pavel Durov offered Roskomnadzor to take the data on the messenger from open sources for inclusion in the register of the organizers of disseminating information, but warned that it will not follow the laws, compatible with the protection of private life and the privacy policy of the company. To provide data required by the Roskomnadzor with the support of the Federal TV channels and the FSB.

“The head of Roskomnadzor disown desires to access the personal communications of users of Telegram and stated that all he expects from us for the implementation of the law, is providing information on the company’s Telegram. […] Registration data about the company-publisher of the Telegram – not a secret and available to anyone in the public domain. The email address where our team is taking complaints about content associated with the promotion of terrorism, also public and known to the Roscomnadzor”, – wrote Durov.

He added that if the desire of the regulator are limited, he has no objection to the use of these data for the registration of a Telegram in the register of the organizers of the dissemination of information. “However, we do not comply with unconstitutional and nerealizuemy technically “the law of Spring” – as well as other laws that are not compatible with the protection of private life and privacy policy Telegram” – said Durov.

“I can’t predict how this statement will affect the position of the regulator, but sure of one thing: if Telegram will be blocked in Russia, this will happen not because we refused to provide information about our company”, – concluded the Creator of the Telegram.

Earlier, the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov said that the Agency has no target to access the personal correspondence of users to Telegram, and all it is waiting for the Telegram for the implementation of the law is providing information on the company’s Telegram.

“There is no question that access to the correspondence users is not. Question about the five identifiers that the messenger should inform in Roskomnadzor, they will officially be entered in the register of information distribution. At this point,” said Zharov.

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