Telegram创始人、现 CEO Durov，是俄罗斯人，母亲是乌克兰裔，面对有人担心telegram在这场战争中的立场，他讲述了自己如何离开俄罗斯以及自己在那里的公司VK的经历：
2013年，乌克兰爆发对亲俄总统的抗议（应该就是Euromaidan），俄罗斯安全部门希望VK提供乌克兰用户信息，Durov拒绝了，因此他被从自己的公司开除，并且被驱逐出了俄罗斯。
BY EvenNotes
In recent times, Telegram has gained a lot of popularity because of the controversy over WhatsApp’s new privacy policy. In January 2021, Telegram was the most downloaded app worldwide and crossed 500 million monthly active users. And with so many active users on the app, people might get messages in bulk from a group or a channel that can be a little irritating. So to get rid of the same, you can mute groups, chats, and channels on Telegram just like WhatsApp. You can mute notifications for one hour, eight hours, or two days, or you can disable notifications forever.
For some time, Mr. Durov and a few dozen staffers had no fixed headquarters, but rather traveled the world, setting up shop in one city after another, he told the Journal in 2016. The company now has its operational base in Dubai, though it says it doesn’t keep servers there.Mr. Durov maintains a yearslong friendship from his VK days with actor and tech investor Jared Leto, with whom he shares an ascetic lifestyle that eschews meat and alcohol.
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