Foreign media: Telegram provided user data to US authorities, court documents reveal.

On October 17, according to a joint report by independent media outlets Court Watch and 404 Media, documents recently made public by a U.S. federal court revealed that privacy-focused social messaging app Telegram submitted a specific user's private data to U.S. authorities after receiving a valid legal request. The documents include a reply letter issued by Telegram in September 2026, listing the user's phone number, user ID, account display name, and the IP address and timestamp of the last login. Telegram described the disclosure as "voluntary," while stating that it does not recognize U.S. jurisdiction and did not provide any chat content or contact information. Previously, since September 2024, Telegram had adjusted its policy to allow disclosure of IP addresses and phone numbers when judicial authorities confirm that a user is suspected of criminal activity in violation of its terms of service. Throughout 2024, the company responded to approximately 900 U.S. law enforcement requests involving 2,253 users.