【Foreign Media: Telegram Responded to 900 Data Inquiry Requests from US Users in 2024】Golden Finance reported that Telegram fulfilled 14 requests for "IP addresses and/or phone numbers" from the United States during the period from January 1 to September 30, 2024. The platform responded to a total of 900 inquiries from the United States throughout the year, affecting 2,253 users, indicating an increase in requests after October, most of which were made following the arrest of CEO Pavel Durov in France. On August 24 last year, French authorities arrested Durov, accusing Telegram of assisting criminal activities. In October, he stated that the platform had been providing the IP addresses and phone numbers of suspected criminals to authorities in different countries upon request since 2018, a policy disclosed in Telegram's privacy policy. French authorities have barred Durov from leaving the country, and the legal case is still ongoing.