Telegram CEO has stated that U.S. agents attempted to bribe engineers in hopes of gaining better control over Telegram

ChainCatcher news, according to a video interview with Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by the famous American political commentator and journalist Tucker Carlson, Durov stated in the interview: "Whenever we come to the United States, we receive too much attention from the FBI and other security agencies. The last time I went to the U.S., I brought an engineer who works at Telegram. Cybersecurity officials or agents tried to secretly recruit my engineer behind my back. They were very eager to know which open-source libraries are integrated into the Telegram application and tried to persuade him to use certain open-source tools that act as backdoors."

"I have personally experienced similar pressure in the U.S. Whenever I go to the United States, I am greeted at the airport by two FBI agents who ask questions. My understanding is that they want to establish a relationship to better control Telegram."