We don't put a dollar toward marketing or advertising. I think we're more efficient than Facebook. — Pavel Durov Advertising Copy Share Image
It's super-interesting to see what it's like to run the most popular social media platform in a country like Iran. — Pavel Durov Country Copy Share Image
I was born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R., before my father got an appointment at a university in Italy and we moved to Italy.… — Pavel Durov Born Copy Share Image
When you start giving interviews like the CEO of an established company, it's just wrong. — Pavel Durov Business Copy Share Image
Privacy is not for sale, and human rights should not be compromised out of fear or greed. — Pavel Durov Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Obviously I do have political views - I'm a believer in the free-market economy; I also believe that without competition and respect… — Pavel Durov Believe Copy Share Image
I think we should be less dependent on the outdated concept we call countries. — Pavel Durov Dependent Copy Share Image
To be truly free, you should be ready to risk everything for freedom. — Pavel Durov Everything Copy Share Image
Looking back, there hasn't been a single day in WhatsApp's 10 year journey when this service was secure. — Pavel Durov Day Copy Share Image
For WhatsApp to become a privacy-oriented service, it has to risk losing entire markets and clashing with authorities in their home country. — Pavel Durov Country Copy Share Image
There's always a risk that your iPhone can be stolen, and the people who stole it can use the data, your private… — Pavel Durov Always Copy Share Image
Our growth relies solely on our users suggesting to their friends to download and use Telegram. — Pavel Durov Friends Copy Share Image
To put it simply, it doesn't matter how many other messaging apps are out there if all of them suck. — Pavel Durov How Copy Share Image
Governments should be smaller. In fact, governments and countries in general are less important than we think they are. They take credit… — Pavel Durov Credit Copy Share Image
The No. 1 reason for me to support and help launch Telegram was to build a means of communication that can't be… — Pavel Durov Communication Copy Share Image
Telegram is heavily encrypted and privacy-oriented, but we're no friends of terrorists - in fact, every month we block thousands of ISIS-related… — Pavel Durov Friends Copy Share Image
Armed police at my apartment doors in 2011 was scary, but the sudden - and not exactly legal - takeover of 48… — Pavel Durov April Copy Share Image
In my days in Russia, I visited some very rich guys. I visited big ships, private airplanes, houses - and I know… — Pavel Durov Big Copy Share Image
Political oppositionary activity on the Russian Internet caused the government to pass laws limiting both service operators and users. As a result,… — Pavel Durov Competitive advantage Copy Share Image
I believe the role of the government is too big. Society must be more decentralized. — Pavel Durov Believe Copy Share Image
WhatsApp has a consistent history - from zero encryption at its inception to a succession of security issues strangely suitable for surveillance… — Pavel Durov Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
