✈️ New Interview with Pavel Durov (Le Point)

▪ He made a will against the backdrop of legal proceedings – his children will be able to access his fortune no earlier than in 30 years.

▪ He finds it astonishing to be held accountable for content published by other people.

▪ Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to accuse a CEO of third-party crimes is an unreasonable approach.

▪ Telegram is not an anarchic paradise; such claims are completely false.

▪ Millions of harmful messages and channels are deleted from Telegram daily.

▪ Telegram still does not bring Durov personal income. He spent almost all his earnings from the sale of VK to launch the messenger (he made his entire fortune from early investments in BTC).

▪ Durov's brother is working on his own AI – it will be a unique model that can "understand the world" and will differ from anything available on the market.

▪ Durov's lifestyle remains ascetic – he avoids alcohol, coffee, sugar, and smartphones, has no real estate, yacht, or private jet.

▪ French intelligence services asked Durov to delete political channels before the elections in Romania. He refused.

▪ Durov has long severed ties with the Russian authorities and left.