Telegram facing probe over AI-generated deepfake porn shared on the app

Telegram is facing a second investigation into criminal activity on the messaging platform.

The company made user privacy a central pillar in its service as a messaging app but is now facing investigations into its practices from two sides. Just days after co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested and charged in France with allowing criminality to flourish on the platform, South Korean police then announced a probe to investigate the messaging app’s alleged role in distributing AI-generated, deepfake pornography on Monday (Sep.