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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on app

Wednesday, August 28

(PARIS) -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the platform, prosecutors announced Wednesday.Durov was placed under judicial supervision and is banned from leaving the country, according to...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released from custody in France ahead of court appearance

Wednesday, August 28

(PARIS) -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was released from custody in France on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with an "ongoing judicial investigation," the Paris Prosecutor's Office told ABC News.Durov will be brought to...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in Paris amid investigation into illegal activity on the message app

Tuesday, August 27

(LONDON) -- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is being held in custody after being arrested at an airport near Paris over the weekend.French authorities say his arrest was made in connection with a sprawling investigation into illicit and illegal activity on Telegram, a popular messaging...