Wu said that Telegram CEO Pavel Durov tweeted that Telegram has a formal representative in the EU to handle requests and was surprised that the French authorities did not contact him through the proper channels. He emphasized that Telegram adheres to the principle of privacy protection and refuses government surveillance requests, which has led to its ban by Russia and Iran. Durov promised to strengthen the security of the platform, especially the challenges faced after the user base surged to 950 million, while continuing to balance privacy and security needs.