The founder of Russian Facebook Vk and Telegram, Pavel Durov, gave an hour-long interview to Tucker Clarkson. He addresses several subjects concerning him, notably the promising future of his application.
Pavel Durov is a much admired entrepreneurin the world for what it is, and does. He is considered a legend by Russian youth, particularly for having defied the country's regime in the past. He has since established himself as one of the emblematic figures in the world of new technologies.
In France, he is not as well known as Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk, but he plays in the big leagues. WhatsApp, for example, is the leader in messaging apps, but it nevertheless regularly copies Telegram's innovations.
Pavel Durov was born in the Soviet Union, lived in Italy, then returned to Russia. From a young age, he was exposed to several educational systems, and developed a particular interest in computer science and programming. Before embarking on the Telegram adventure, the man founded VK. The latter isoften considered the Russian Facebook. It is also the number one social network in several Slavic countries.
When he was the head of the social network VK, Pavel Durov refused to cooperate with the existing regime, which got him into big trouble. The Russian government actually asked him to censor his opponents, but being a guarantor of freedom of expression, the entrepreneur refused. Following this episode, the man had to sell all his shares and deserted Russia.
From the creation of Telegram to a billion active users
After leaving the former USSR, Pavel Durov launched Telegram in 2013, with the help of his brother Nikolai Durov, a cryptography expert. After about 11 years of existence, the two brothers areon the verge of surpassing one billion active users, allwithout any marketing or subsidies.Only organic growth,it's strong.
In the interview, he specifies that the company operates with a small team, without an HR department. To recruit talented engineers, Telegram organizes competitions. The man concludes by saying that he still believes in preserving privacy, despite constant pressure from governments regarding data requests.He clarifies that he never gave in, however.
Telegram has already been banned from the App Storein the past due to illegal content there, but the application is now safer, even if not perfect. The company therefore hadfiled a complaint against Appleto the European Commission.
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