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Telegram under scrutiny from EU officials about potentially lying about user count
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.. one would think that once the Telegram CEO was charged, the problems for the app will be over. Well, not really, and now

A department of the European Commission called the Joint Research Center is leading the investigation. Its aim is to find out whether Telegram has shared true user numbers for the EU. EU officials are making their own calculations using their own systems in order to determine how accurate the user data provided by the company is, according to Thomas Regnier, the EC's spokesperson for digital issues.

Why does this specific number matter? Well, it's the threshold after which you're considered a"very large online platform" according to EU regulations. As a larger platform, a company is subject to stricter rules under the DSA, and fines for violations can be up to six percent of a company's annual revenue.It seems like Telegram might be trying to downplay its user numbers in the EU to avoid stricter regulations, which is pretty concerning.

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