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Telegram CEO Arrested

Telegram CEO Arrested

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August 25, 2024
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Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of Telegram, the messaging platform, has been arrested in France.

The 39-year-old Durov was arrested on Saturday evening at Le Bourget Airport, just outside Paris.

According to reports Durov, who was travelling aboard his private jet, is said to have been detained due to an arrest warrant issued in France as part of an ongoing police investigation, Reuters First reported.

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The investigation, as reported by French broadcasters TF1 TV and BFM TV, TF1, centres on the lack of content moderation on Telegram, suggesting that this has allowed criminal activities to persist unchecked on the platform. French media indicate that Durov could face a possible indictment as early as Sunday.

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Mario Nawfal, an investor and X content curator, said Durov “could face up to 20 years in prison. His arrest is attributed to Telegram’s lack of content moderation and his failure to cooperate with French law enforcement”.

Telegram, an encrypted messaging service with nearly one billion users, is particularly influential in Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet republics.

It is considered one of the world’s major social media platforms, alongside Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and WeChat.

Despite the platform’s significance, Telegram has yet to respond to requests for comment from Reuters. Similarly, the French Interior Ministry and police have not provided any statements regarding the arrest.

Pavel Durov, a Russian-born entrepreneur, founded the messaging app Telegram with his brother in 2013. The brothers left Russia in 2014 after Durov refused government demands to shut down opposition groups on VKontakte, a social media platform he previously created and later sold. Durov explained his departure from Russia, emphasizing his desire for freedom over government control.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Telegram has played a crucial role as a source of unfiltered information from both sides of the conflict. It is frequently used by Ukrainian and Russian officials to disseminate news, often including graphic and potentially misleading content. Telegram has also become one of the few platforms where Russians can access independent news, following increased Kremlin restrictions on independent media.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over Durov’s recent arrest in France and has called for his release, arguing that Western non-governmental organizations should support his case.

This arrest has sparked significant international reaction, echoing past tensions between Durov and Russia, such as the 2018 attempt to ban Telegram when the company refused to provide state security services with access to encrypted user messages.

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