In a post on Telegram, founder and CEO Pavel Durov announced the removal of several outdated features in a bid to improve moderation and security. The changes come after Durov’s arrest in France, where he was charged with complicity in illegal activity on the platform. Telegram has disabled media uploads on its Telegraph blogging tool, citing misuse by anonymous users, and removed the People Nearby feature due to bot and scam issues. Durov aims to reshape Telegram’s moderation policies and improve its public image as it reaches 950 million users.
