Telegram: What it is, and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Associated Press 08/27/2024

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the 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…

Telegram founder: Durov, mysterious and controversial

Agence France Presse 08/26/2024

PARIS, France — Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks as well as a cryptocurrency, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and locked horns with authorities not just in Russia but around the world. Still…

Telegram chief Durov’s detention in France extended

Agence France Presse 08/26/2024

PARIS, France — French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial…

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