Telegram's founder pointed out that the age verification application proposed by the EU has fundamental security issues in its design, relying on user device trust architecture, and can be compromised within minutes. It appears privacy-friendly on the surface but is actually easy to crack, and may later be weakened under the guise of "fixing" it, gradually turning into a surveillance tool under the pretense of privacy. He called on the public to be alert to such vulnerabilities that could be exploited to expand regulation.

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2026-05-22 00:13:18

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ME News Report, April 17 (UTC+8), Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on X platform stating that the "age verification app" proposed by the European Union has design flaws, and was cracked within minutes. The reason lies in the fundamental security issues of its trust in user device architecture. The scheme is positioned as "privacy-friendly," but can be easily broken. Its development path is summarized as: first launching a system that appears to protect privacy but has vulnerabilities, then weakening privacy protections under the guise of "fixing" after being cracked, ultimately evolving into a surveillance tool under the name of privacy. Such "unexpected vulnerability events" may be used to expand regulation, urging the public to stay vigilant. (Source: ODAILY)

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ThereIsTvlInTheWind

· 2h ago

From 'privacy-friendly' to 'monitoring in the name of privacy,' this slippery slope is moving faster than DeFi scams.

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MoonlightMineralWater

· 2h ago

Age verification is made so complicated that in the end, only honest people are prevented.

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RollupStreetKid

· 2h ago

Device Trust Architecture—sounds pretty vague. Does anyone really believe it can actually prevent anything?

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NonceNina

· 2h ago

Technical layman, legislative expert, a classic pairing

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VolatilityInATeacup

· 2h ago

Breaking it in a few minutes is too realistic; the vulnerabilities in the regulatory tech stack are more outrageous than imagined.

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