Pavel Durov
computer scientist, entrepreneur
Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov
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This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Durov. Pavel Valerievich Durov (Russian: Павел Валерьевич Дуров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian entrepreneur who is best known for being the founder of the social networking site VK, and later the Telegram Messenger. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov. Since being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014, the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2017 Pavel joined the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders as a representative of Finland.
Place of birth:Saint Petersburg
Date of birth:10 October 1984
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Twitter
@BTCVIX @telegram I made sure the limit was raised to 5000 concurrent participants for voice chats yesterday. I see… https://t.co/GEFE3ZSNjO
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Public calls to violence have no place on Telegram https://t.co/X96QXG5Svl
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Today I outlined the monetization strategy of Telegram. It will allow us to remain independent and stay true to our… https://t.co/RM2sZFZ5PO
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Exactly 7 years ago Telegram started as an iPhone app. Today we are launching encrypted Video Calls – first on Andr… https://t.co/j1jOvZxNER
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@mpatrocinioA @FortniteGame The @telegram update with videocalls is supposed to go live today, on the 7th birthday… https://t.co/LRnazT116a
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@FortniteGame As a fan of Fortnite (and freedom), I fully support Epic Games in their fight against Apple. The fact… https://t.co/dOZsb8Xv94
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RT @FortniteGame: Epic Games has defied the App Store Monopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices. Visit…
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@LazyTechwork Impact (one of the standard fonts included with Mac). I didn't have time for customs fonts.
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How the US threat to ban TikTok can destroy the Internet https://t.co/vbwRps6N3F
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7 Myths Apple Is Using to Justify Their 30% Tax on Apps https://t.co/lf2TKXqrle
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7 Reasons Every iPhone User Should Be Worried About the App Store’s 30% Tax https://t.co/bD4US0ACgM
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@chrismessina The authorities refer to my public statement in Russian here https://t.co/SO9bUPAEek. Our counter-ter… https://t.co/UUZUwjtgP5
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@muratcorlu @Khalikov_ruslan Your reasoning implies people are stupid and can't be trusted for their own good. I di… https://t.co/W7ktPijMw0
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RT @elonmusk: New emoji! Last one comes with free phone hack. https://t.co/T3jjwZycog
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Recent events showed once again that all WhatsApp users are at risk. My thoughts – https://t.co/hrNz9Kd7ZD
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We support free speech and peaceful protest, but terrorist propaganda has no place on our platform. The success of… https://t.co/se18mwNuZ2
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@davecraige @telegram For group chats, right? Number of people joining, people leaving, messages posted, messages deleted? Anything else?
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@DefTechPat @telegram IP addresses coming mostly from China. Historically, all state actor-sized DDoS (200-400 Gb/s… https://t.co/9iIwXvD7ak
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@Sina_Phoenix Thanks. It's nice to hear we are also in the massaging business. https://t.co/9zPNMj4LDx
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Why WhatsApp will never be secure https://t.co/kHfTiWdNQw
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@TormodWolf @telegram Noted. We will make this happen in the next update.
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@HadiNili @telegram A hardware malfunction. We're fixing this. The data should be restored within about an hour. https://t.co/9SLCDYxdYv
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@kemiri The data should be restored within an hour or so.
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@Mouthink @dimasc_io @levelsio @telegram You got it backwards. In 5+ years, Telegram disclosed exactly zero bytes o… https://t.co/1da25vpqws
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@levelsio @telegram All Telegram chats are encrypted; the difference with WA is that while they send your messages… https://t.co/x3IEojtPn8
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@levelsio @telegram I wonder where this is coming from. Telegram encryption has been fully open and documented sinc… https://t.co/bn8utefyZs
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So what's the main use case for archiving chats - why do some folks request this feature?
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@alisonc42 @telegram Soon, it's in the works. I'd say March.
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@ElshadayWubetu You already have the @telegram Twitter account here and my own at https://t.co/oV9hBrhD3Y
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Should I start announcing Telegram product updates here https://t.co/A8v4zfgj2x https://t.co/OHPSq7lfsj
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Thank you @Apple and @tim_cook for letting us deliver the latest version of @telegram to millions of users, despite the recent setbacks.
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Apple stopped approving Telegram for iOS updates globally 1,5 months ago after Russia ordered a block on Telegram.… https://t.co/KDSHPj6lz1
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@guchenez @rapplerdotcom Thanks for that. And you are right. As of 2019, Telegram has less to do with Russia than a… https://t.co/oK1L3ff5tS
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@levelsio @telegram If by "standard" you mean encryption protocols funded by U.S. Government (like the protocol of… https://t.co/97EAdCADL8
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Links
ExoAtlet CEO Ekaterina Bereziy named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
http://sk.ru/news/b/news/archive/2017/03/16/exoatlet-ceo-ekaterina-bereziy-named-young-global-leader-by-world-economic-forum.aspx
With Telegram, A Reclusive Social Media Star Rises Again
http://fortune.com/telegram-pavel-durov-mobile-world-congress/
Once Celebrated in Russia, the Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses Exile
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/technology/once-celebrated-in-russia-programmer-pavel-durov-chooses-exile.html
Durov, Out For Good From VK.com, Plans A Mobile Social Network Outside Russia – TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/22/durov-out-for-good-from-vk-com-plans-a-mobile-social-network-outside-russia/
Once Celebrated in Russia, the Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses Exile
https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024632/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/technology/once-celebrated-in-russia-programmer-pavel-durov-chooses-exile.html
Why Telegram has become the hottest messaging app in the world
https://web.archive.org/web/20160313050911/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5445864/telegram-messenger-hottest-app-in-the-world
Why Telegram has become the hottest messaging app in the world
https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5445864/telegram-messenger-hottest-app-in-the-world
ExoAtlet CEO Ekaterina Bereziy named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
https://web.archive.org/web/20170517145313/http://sk.ru/news/b/news/archive/2017/03/16/exoatlet-ceo-ekaterina-bereziy-named-young-global-leader-by-world-economic-forum.aspx
Meet the Reclusive "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia"
https://web.archive.org/web/20160224114134/http://fortune.com/telegram-pavel-durov-mobile-world-congress/
Durov, Out For Good From VK.com, Plans A Mobile Social Network Outside Russia
https://web.archive.org/web/20170706180259/https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/22/durov-out-for-good-from-vk-com-plans-a-mobile-social-network-outside-russia/
Pavel Durov
https://www.forbes.com/profile/pavel-durov/