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 ** Original area               : "/FIDO/FIDONET.TELEGRAM"
 ** Original message from       : August Abolins@2:221/1.58
 ** Original message to         : All
 ** Original date/time          : 07 Mar 22, 12:32
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A message from Telegram founder gleened from his public channel  
on Telegram:

"If you follow my posts, you know that on my Mom's side  
(https://t.me/durov/156), I trace my family line from Kyiv. Her  
maiden name is Ukrainian (Ivanenko), and to this day we have  
many relatives living in Ukraine. That's why this tragic  
conflict is personal both to me and Telegram (https://t.me/ 
telegram/169).

"Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for
Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these
people how my career in Russia ended.

"Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest
social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian
security agency, FSB, demanded  (https://m.vk.com/
wall1_45621)that I provide them the private data of the
Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian
President.

"I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have
meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was
fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave
Russia.

"I lost my company and my home, but would do it again - without
hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post (https://
m.vk.com/wall1_45621) from April 2014, which shows the scanned
orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them - a dog
in a hoodie.

"When I was refusing these demands, the stakes were high for me
personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my
old company were also based in that country.

"Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no
longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or
employees there. But one thing remains the same - I stand for
our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now
- more than ever.

--
  ../|ug

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