Pavel Durov(@durov):Banning social media for teenagers only puts them in greater danger. Teens are forced to switch to VPNs — and unlock far worse illegal content. We’ve seen this before. When the Russian government banned Telegram, 95% of Russian teenagers kept using it. They just moved to VPNs.

Pavel Durov

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Founder, CEO at @telegram (2013), founder, ex-CEO of @vkontakte (2006), part-time troll.

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Pavel Durov@durov

2026.06.15 17:10

Banning social media for teenagers only puts them in greater danger. Teens are forced to switch to VPNs — and unlock far worse illegal content. We’ve seen this before. When the Russian government banned Telegram, 95% of Russian teenagers kept using it. They just moved to VPNs.

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