Telegram has been disclosing IP addresses and phone numbers of criminal accounts since 2018, in compliance with legal requests.The policy affects multiple countries, including Brazil and India, with thousands of requests processed each year.CEO Pavel Durov emphasizes that there has been no major recent change in Telegram’s disclosure policy.The process of disclosing IP addresses and phone numbers by Telegram has been in place 'long before last week,' says CEO Pavel Durov.