Telegram has been under unprecedented pressure to clean up its platform this year after founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and charged with allegedly harmful content shared on his messaging app. are.
After announcing the crackdown in September, Telegram has now announced that it has removed 15.4 million groups and channels associated with harmful content such as scams and terrorism in 2024, adding that the effort will include “cutting-edge AI moderation. “It has been strengthened with tools.”
According to a post from Durov's Telegram channel, the announcement is part of Telegram's new moderation page to better communicate moderation efforts to the public. According to Telegram's moderation page, enforcement has increased significantly since Durov's arrest in August.
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Durov's case in France is still pending, but he is currently free on bail of 5 million euros.