Durov, the founder of TG, commented on Jensen Huang's departure, stating that founders should control the board of directors

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that he was ousted by the board in 2014 for refusing to cooperate with intelligence agents, while NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang was removed by the board in 2026 for associating with a person labeled as a spy.

Durov used this to mock that founders should control the board.