The social media app Telegram has over 900 million users around the world. Its founder Pavel Durov sat down with us at his offices in Dubai for his first on-camera interview in almost a decade

The Tucker Carlson Interview: Pavel Durov founder of Telegram

By Tucker Carlson on Twitter —— Bio and Archives April 17, 2024

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In 2013, Pavel Durov noticed a problem: it was too easy for government agencies to spy on their citizens. That’s why he created the Telegram app. Unlike other text platforms, messages sent on Telegram stay encrypted even when they reach the company’s servers.

Ep. 94 The social media app Telegram has over 900 million users around the world. Its founder Pavel Durov sat down with us at his offices in Dubai for his first on-camera interview in almost a decade. pic.twitter.com/NEb3KzWOg8
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 16, 2024

It should come as no surprise that permanent Washington hated Durov’s idea, and he says that the FBI even tried to bribe him into reversing course. But he didn’t.

Pavel Durov recently sat down with Tucker for his first interview since 2016 to share that story and more.

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Pavel Durov tells Tucker:

“One time, I was having breakfast at 9 AM, and the FBI showed up at my house that I was renting. That was quite surprising.”

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