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 Read Quote
A lot of people in the western world don’t realize how much taxes limit their options. You can end up paying almost half your income in taxes, which basically means you’re working for the government for 180 days a year. I think I can find better ways to use the money I make for the benefit of society. Pavel Durov Read Quote
I believe that at some point we should come up with a business model that would make us sustainable. Pavel Durov Read Quote
Compromises lead you nowhere. You can’t be happy doing something you don’t believe in. Pavel Durov Read Quote
Political oppositionary activity on the Russian Internet caused the government to pass laws limiting both service operators and users. As a result, the Russian tech environment became much less liberal, losing freedom as one of its competitive advantages. Pavel Durov Read Quote
The political solutions proposed against encryption are not going to work against terrorism. Pavel Durov Read Quote
Despite this ever-increasing evidence of WhatsApp being a honeypot for people that still trust Facebook in 2019, it might also be the case that WhatsApp just accidentally implements critical security vulnerabilities across all their apps every few months. Pavel Durov Read Quote
I think we should be less dependent on the outdated concept we call countries. Pavel Durov Read Quote
