Telegram announced it will give authorities the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who have search warrants against them or other legal action.

Telegram can disclose users' data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service's co-founder Pavel Durov said on his Telegram channel.

Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests, according to Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France last month for failing to manage extremist content on the platform. View on euronews

To crack down on criminal activity on Telegram, the messaging provider says it can now disclose the data to law enforcement in response to a legal request.

Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov stated that the messaging app will now start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users if prompted by legal requests. Bloomberg, which first reported the policy change,

Telegram will provide phone numbers and IP addresses in legal request cases. Later, Telegram modified its FAQs to reflect the existence of the “Report” option in groups. This