Killer App

Darren Loucaides

£14.99


Telegram is one of the world's most popular social networks. Its low-moderation, privacy-focused ethos has made it an ideal platform for organising social movements - but it also facilitates extremists, violent terrorists and disinformation networks. Having avoided attempts by governments around the world to curtail suspected illegal activity on the platform, Telegram's Russian founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested for alleged complicity with organised crime, drug trafficking and the distribution of child sex abuse material - charges he denies. Durov and his team had long approached the matter of content moderation with a laissez-faire and libertarian philosophy. Now a fierce debate has emerged: could a CEO really be held liable for what was said and done on their platform? Based on years of reporting and intimate access to his employees, friends and associates, 'Killer App' tells the story of how Durov's social media platform changed the


Author(s): Loucaides, Darren
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 05/11/2026
Pagination: 368 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: "Media studies: Internet, digital media & society"|"Media studies: Internet, digital media & society"|Privacy & data protection
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 31
Weight: 472
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571396221

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