On August 25, according to the French newspaper Le Monde, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested accompanied by bodyguards and assistants. He arrived in Paris from Baku on a private jet and was expected to spend at least one night in Paris. The billionaire knew he was wanted in France, but decided to go to Paris. Pavel Durov had been naturalized in France in 2021 through a special procedure and currently holds dual French and Russian citizenship. Pav Durov (Pav...
On August 25th, according to the French newspaper Le Monde, the Telegram platform is often criticized for its lack of supervision, and only partial and very limited bans are carried out. Due to the lack of regulatory rules, Telegram has become a haven for many political movements that are banned on all other platforms, such as the conspiracy movement QAnon, and Hamas, where the group has opened dozens of official and unofficial accounts. Telegram has blocked one of Hamas' official channels in Eu...