Durov, CEO of Telegram, He has spoken openly about the American intelligence services and the attempt to control his messaging app, Telegram.
According to comments, during the development team's visit to the United States, the FBI tried to bribe them on two occasions to get them to enable backdoors on the popular instant messaging app.
These facts cannot yet be officially confirmed, Durov wants to emphasize the attempt of the countries' intelligence agencies, especially the American, to control messaging services and prevent the encryption that these apps use.
On the other hand, Durov has leveled accusations at Signal, messaging app trying to gain a foothold in the market. According to Durov, the encryption used in Signal was funded by the United States, hinting at future security holes that could be exploited by intelligence agencies to access their users' conversations.