Pavel Durov, Telegram's chief executive, was arrested at an airport near Paris on Saturday, reportedly as part of a preliminary investigation into the app's lax approach to moderation and failure to curb potential criminal activity, according to citing French media BFM and TF1Telegram is also accused of failing to cooperate with the police. Durov was arrested after arriving at Le Bourget airport on a private plane. Reuters reported.
Telegram is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world and is widely used in parts of Europe and Asia, especially. Durov technology/telegram-platform-hit-1-bln-users-within-year-founder-says-2024-04-17/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:said earlier this year;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”> which was approaching one billion monthly active users. The app uses end-to-end encryption and supports groups containing tens of thousands of members, allowing for mass sharing of information and uncensored content. Concerns of the current investigation include the enforcement's failure to crack down on drug trafficking, child sexual abuse materials and fraudulent activities.
