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    ** Original area               : "/FIDO/FIDONET.TELEGRAM"   
    ** Original message from       : August Abolins@2:221/1.58   
    ** Original message to         : All   
    ** Original date/time          : 07 Mar 22, 12:32   
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   A message from Telegram founder gleened from his public channel     
   on Telegram:   
      
   "If you follow my posts, you know that on my Mom's side     
   (https://t.me/durov/156), I trace my family line from Kyiv. Her     
   maiden name is Ukrainian (Ivanenko), and to this day we have     
   many relatives living in Ukraine. That's why this tragic     
   conflict is personal both to me and Telegram (https://t.me/    
   telegram/169).   
      
   "Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for   
   Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these   
   people how my career in Russia ended.   
      
   "Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest   
   social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian   
   security agency, FSB, demanded  (https://m.vk.com/   
   wall1_45621)that I provide them the private data of the   
   Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian   
   President.   
      
   "I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have   
   meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was   
   fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave   
   Russia.   
      
   "I lost my company and my home, but would do it again - without   
   hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post (https://   
   m.vk.com/wall1_45621) from April 2014, which shows the scanned   
   orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them - a dog   
   in a hoodie.   
      
   "When I was refusing these demands, the stakes were high for me   
   personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my   
   old company were also based in that country.   
      
   "Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no   
   longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or   
   employees there. But one thing remains the same - I stand for   
   our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now   
   - more than ever.   
      
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