The Facts

• Telegram Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov announced in a post on his channel on the platform on Monday that the messaging app will provide user data to authorities "in response to valid" court orders.

• According to its updated privacy policy, IP addresses and phone numbers of suspected criminals in cases that violate terms of services may be disclosed following a legal analysis of the request. Earlier, that applied only to terror suspects.According to its updated privacy policy, IP addresses and phone numbers of suspected criminals in cases that violate terms of services may be disclosed following a legal analysis of the request. As of Sunday, that applied only to terror suspects.

• 3Durov added that Telegram has developed artificial intelligence tools and hired moderators to fight "problematic content" that may encourage violence, such as target lists and instructions for making weapons.