In a move to enhance content moderation, Telegram, the messaging platform founded by Pavel Durov, has introduced new reasons for reporting content in channels and group chats. Previously, users could only report content under seven categories: spam, violence, pornography, child exploitation, copyright infringement, personal data violations, and “other.”
Now, additional categories have been added, including “don’t like,” “doesn’t break the law but should be removed,” terrorism, illegal goods, and child abuse. The platform has made these changes following the detention of Pavel Durov by French authorities. Durov, who was released on bail, emphasized that Telegram is not an “anarchist paradise” and that the platform will step up its efforts to moderate content more proactively.