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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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Is Telegram founder’s arrest a sign of the tide turning against social media companies and their bosses? | Science & Tech News
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The bosses of the world’s biggest social media companies have typically avoided personal repercussions, even when their platforms have faced scrutiny over their duties to their billions of users. Social media companies including Facebook, X and TikTok have repeatedly come under fire from policymakers for failing to sufficiently tackle the spread of misinformation, but their…
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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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Arrest of billionaire Telegram founder not a political decision, says French president | World News
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The arrest of the billionaire Telegram founder on French soil was not a political decision, the country’s president has said. Pavel Durov, who created the encrypted messaging app, was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday. He has been arrested and detained as part of…
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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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Pavel Durov has ‘nothing to hide’, Telegram says, after founder’s arrest in France | World News
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Telegram says its chief executive Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” after he was arrested in France, adding the charges against him are “absurd”. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging app was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday. News broadcasters BFMTV and TF1…
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Pavel Durov: Russia calls Telegram founder a ‘political prisoner’ after arrest in France | World News
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov is a “political prisoner” after his arrest in France, a Russian official has said. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire behind the encrypted messaging app was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday. It is unclear what Mr Durov was arrested for but…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old tech chief was reportedly detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris. News broadcasters BFMTV and TF1 have quoted unnamed sources as saying the Russian-born entrepreneur –…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, local reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian tech chief had just arrived via private jet when he was arrested at Le Bourget airport in the outskirts of Paris, BFMTV reports. Quoting an unnamed source, the outlet added he was the…