French authorities on Saturday detained Pavel Durov, the French-Russian billionaire who founded the messaging app Telegram, at an airport outside Paris, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
Officers from France’s anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took him into custody after he arrived at Bourget Airport on a private jet from Azerbaijan, BFMTV reported. According to BFMTV, the Telegram founder — often referred to as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia” — had not regularly traveled to France and Europe since the arrest warrant was issued.
The Russian Embassy in France on Sunday confirmed Durov’s detention and said it is in contact with Durov’s attorney. “Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act — its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving,” Telegram said Sunday in a release on its public board. “It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform,” Telegram added in the release.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media reportFrench broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport. Pavel Durov, a dual French and Russian citizen, was arrested at Paris' Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1.
Read more »
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media reportFrench broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport.
Read more »
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media reportFrench broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport.
Read more »
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at Paris airport, French media reportFrench broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport.
Read more »
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media reportThe founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram wasdetained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platformhas been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses,French media reported Sunday.
Read more »
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media reportThe CEO of the popular messaging service has been detained at a Paris airport.
Read more »