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Growing pains aided criminal abuse on platform: Telegram CEO Durov

The social media billionaire was charged in France last week for failing to stop the spread of illicit content on the app

Giving Telegram CEO French citizenship was good thing: Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his decision to give special fast-track citizenship to Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov, who is now under preliminary charges in France over alleged criminal activity on his popular platform. Macron on Thursday also said he was unaware that Durov was coming to France before his surprise weekend arrest, and had no plans to meet with him. Free-speech advocates, far-right figures and authoritarian governments around the world have spoken out in Durov's defence and criticised French authorities over the case. Durov was freed on 5 million euro bail but barred from leaving France and ordered to report to a police station twice a week pending further investigation. French prosecutors accuse Durov of complicity in allowing drug trafficking and sharing of sexual images of children on Telegram, and of refusing to cooperate with authorities investigating illegal activity on the app. Durov's lawyer David-Olivier Kaminski told French media, It

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France charges Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with child pornography, drug crimes

Telegram is also facing accusations of not cooperating with authorities by withholding information, engaging in money laundering

Lawyer for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov dismisses allegations as absurd

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement the judge found there were grounds to formally investigate Durov

Telegram 'Black Swan event' shows risk in crypto deals as Durov detained

Pantera Capital Management, Animoca Brands and Mirana Ventures are among more than a dozen firms that invested in Toncoin, whose blockchain is being used on Telegram

French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram CEO Durov

French authorities handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping judicial inquiry opened last month, and released earlier Wednesday after four days of questioning. Investigative judges filed the preliminary charges Wednsday night and ordered him to pay 5 million euros bail and to report to a police station twice a week. Allegations against the Russia-born Durov, who is a French citizen, include that his platform is being used for child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking, and that Telegram refused to share information or documents with investigators when required by law. Durov's arrest in France has caused outrage in Russia, with some government officials calling it politically motivated and proof of the West's double standard on freedom of speech.

Are tech executives responsible for what happens on their platforms?

In 2021, Twitter executives in India faced arrest over posts that the government wanted removed from the site

Telegram founder Durov's various citizenships add mystery to his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection after he created and ran Telegram as a self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist. The app has been used by some to plan protests in repressive governments like in Iran and his native Russia. However, Western governments allege Telegram aided the work of drug traffickers, money launderers, militant groups and child pornographers. "To be truly free, you should be ready to risk everything for freedom," Durov once wrote on Instagram, interspersed between images of himself shirtless with the skyscrapers of Dubai or the ruins of Mada'in Saleh in Saudi Arabia behind him. That risk now appears to have caught up with him, despite passports from Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, and his wealth, estimated by Forbes to b

Pavel Durov's arrest highlights Russia's love-hate bond with Telegram

France's arrest last weekend of Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov, who fled Russia for Dubai a decade ago, has been almost universally condemned in his native country

Telegram CEO Durov to face off with Judge when four-day detention ends

Under local laws, Durov's detention can't last beyond 8 p.m. Paris time - a total of 96 hours of police questioning

S Korea to ask Telegram, social media cos to help tackle digital sex crimes

For companies that don't have offices in South Korea, it wants to set up a face-to-face channel for regular consultation

From Zuckerberg of Russia to wanted man, the journey of Pavel Durov

Durov said he had begun building Telegram to be a more secure way to communicate after Russian security forces showed up at his apartment around 2011

Russia-France ties hit new low after Telegram boss' arrest, says Moscow

Macron denies Russian charge of political motives

Telegram under scanner for extortion, gambling; messaging app may face ban

Investigation against Telegram is being conducted by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

US behind arrest of Telegram CEO, says Russian lawmaker and Putin's ally

"On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, it is important for (President Joe) Biden to take Telegram under control."

Why Pavel Durov was arrested in France: Telegram scandal explained

France and Telegram are the latest examples of governments and tech companies clashing over online content regulation

As French police arrest Telegram CEO, next steps could reshape big tech

The case may have far-reaching international implications, not just for Telegram but for other global technology giants as well

Billionaire Telegram founder Durov's rebel streak puts freedom at risk

His decision to repeatedly ignore requests from governments to better moderate content on his platform reached a tipping point this weekend, when he was detained in France

What is Telegram and why was its founder-CEO recently arrested in Paris

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. Durov, who was born in Russia, spent much of his childhood in Italy and is a citizen of France, Russia, the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the United Arab Emirates. He was taken into custody at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in France on Saturday after landing from Azerbaijan. In a statement posted to its platform, Telegram said it abides by EU laws and its content moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving. Durov, the company added, has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe. Here are some details on Telegram, the app at the center of Durov's arrest. WHAT IS TELEGRAM? Telegram is an app that allows for one-on-one conversations, group chats and large channels that let people broadcas