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Apr 2024
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Pavel Durov

Tucker Carlson Network
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The social media app Telegram has over 900 million users around the world. Its founder Pavel Durov sat down with us at his offices in Dubai for his first on-camera interview in almost a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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