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Telegram Chief Durov Announces 'New Features' To Combat Illicit Content

Founder and chief executive Pavel Durov lashed out at claims that 'Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise' (Credit: AFP)

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content, bots and scammers, a week after he was arrested and charged by French authorities over violations on the messaging app.

Durov had on Thursday broken his silence with his first public comments following his arrest, which he slammed as "misguided" and "surprising".

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