What Pavel Durov thinks about open source

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1. 30 Sept 2025

   Our readingAn app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered.

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   Their wordsYou need reproducible builds in order to verify that the app really does what it claims, really encrypts data in a way that it is described on its website. For that you need to make your apps open source for any researchers to have a look at it.

   ↗Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #482youtube.com 20th of 28 in this recording