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Telegram chief Pavel Durov: Arrest was ‘misguided’ and app is no ‘anarchic paradise’ | World News
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Telegram boss Pavel Durov has admitted his encrypted messaging app is not perfect but strongly denied it was an “anarchic paradise” as he broke his silence following his arrest in France. Writing on the platform in his first public comments since his detention, the chief executive argued the approach taken by the French authorities was…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov facing charges over allowing criminal activity on messaging app | World News
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Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is to face further investigation over allegations he allowed criminal activity on the messaging app. French judges have barred Mr Durov from leaving France pending further investigation, but he has avoided being held in custody with a €5m bail. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social…
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Pavel Durov’s arrest, much like the Telegram app, works to Russia’s advantage | Science & Tech News
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Is Pavel Durov a brave crusader for liberty and free-speech, or a compromised individual whose social media platform empowers criminals, paedophiles and even Vladmir Putin? The French authorities certainly think he has questions to answer. Social media bosses are regularly questioned by governments – like the recent grilling of the heads of TikTok, Meta, and…
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Who is Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, the Telegram messaging app founder detained in France? | Science & Tech News
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Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested after arriving in France on his private jet at the weekend. He was reportedly the subject of a search warrant, with French news outlets suggesting an investigation focused on a lack of moderators on the encrypted messaging app and potential criminal activity by users. Telegram is one of…
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National Lottery website and app goes down | UK News
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National Lottery players have reported being unable to access its app and website after the group saying earlier it was investigating what was wrong. Both its website and app appeared to be offline for many today – a day after the global IT outage led to widespread disruption at airports, businesses, the NHS and broadcasters.…
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TikTok sues US government as it tries to block law that could ban app | Science & Tech News
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TikTok is suing the US government over a law that seeks to force the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it within nine months or ban its use in America. The popular video-sharing platform is trying to block the recently passed bill, arguing it violates the US constitution, including the first amendment which protects free…
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Gay dating app Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users’ HIV status with third parties | UK News
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Hundreds of users of the gay dating app Grindr have alleged the company shared their private information, including their HIV status, with third parties, a law firm said on Monday. Austen Hays said it was filing the mass data protection lawsuit at London’s High Court and claimed thousands of Grindr users in the UK may…
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Tinder adds new ‘Share My Date’ safety feature to world’s most used dating app | Science & Tech News
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Tinder is adding a new safety feature to the app, so online daters can let friends and families know where they are. The ‘Share My Date’ feature allows users to share the location, time and a photo of their match. More than one in 10 online adults in the UK use dating apps, according to…
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X website and app goes down | Science & Tech News
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The website and phone app for Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) appears to have gone down. Users can still open the service, but are faced with a message reading “welcome to your timeline”, instead of the usual feed of posts. Spaces functionality, where people can take part in voice chat debates, remains functional. Thousands of…
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Fortnite maker wins legal case against Google over app store barriers | Science & Tech News
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The firm behind popular shooting game Fortnite has won an antitrust trial against Google after accusing the tech giant of anticompetitive practices. Epic Games claimed Google has been abusing its power to shield its play store – from which users download apps – from competition to protect a system that makes billions of dollars each…