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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov transferred to French courtroom for ‘possible indictment’
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov transferred to French courtroom for ‘possible indictment’

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By Tycoon Herald 4 Min Read Published August 28, 2024
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov transferred to French courtroom for ‘possible indictment’

Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017. His well-liked messaging app affords end-to finish encryption in particular person chats, which places the chat logs exterior the attain of legislation enforcement.

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Pavel Durov, the founding father of well-liked messaging app Telegram, has been launched from French custody after being held for 4 days and has been transferred to courtroom, in line with the Paris prosecutor’s workplace.

Durov will seem earlier than a decide for a primary look and “a possible indictment,” Paris authorities stated in an announcement. A choice is anticipated a while on Wednesday.

Telegram didn’t return a request for remark.

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Durov, who operates Telegram from Dubai, was apprehended as he was touring again from Azerbaijan.

Durov, 39, a reclusive tech billionaire, holds citizenship in each the United Arab Emirates and France.

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Prosecutors in Paris introduced that they had launched a broad-ranging investigation into on-line crimes final month involving the circulation of kid abuse photos, unlawful drug peddling and the refusal to cooperate with authorities.

Authorities had been questioning Durov as a part of that probe. French legislation enforcement officers say a “person unnamed” prompted the investigation. It stays unclear whether or not the probe’s important goal is Durov or another person.

Durov’s arrest has set off a debate over the steadiness of on-line security and free expression, with one aspect describing the tech government as a free speech martyr and others underscoring Telegram’s lengthy historical past of ignoring legislation enforcement requests over illicit exercise.

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov speaks during a press conference in 2017.

No matter Durov’s portrayal, a authorities arresting the founder and CEO of a preferred social media platform over its content material is taken into account extraordinary and historic.

After French officers detained Durov, Telegram launched an announcement saying that “it is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform,” including that the platform complies with European Union legal guidelines.

Russian authorities officers condemned Durov’s detention. A spokesman for the Kremlin stated Tuesday that arresting Durov could possibly be considered as an act of intimidation and a suppression of freedom of speech if France didn’t present critical proof of his guilt.

The assist from Russian officers raised questions on how the Kremlin has modified its view of Durov, since Russia has, at varied occasions, fined Telegram for not taking down content material and briefly banned the app in Russia.

The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects this month after they were tracked down using an Apple AirTag that the victim mailed to herself in hopes of catching the thieves who kept stealing her mail.

Based in 2013, Telegram now has greater than 900 million customers, making it among the many hottest messaging providers on the planet. The platform is thought for “channels,” or sprawling group chats of a whole lot of hundreds of individuals usually organized round reside information occasions, just like the struggle in Ukraine, or political and investing matters.

On Telegram, channels usually are not encrypted, nor are most one-on-one conversations by default. However customers can activate end-to-end encryption in particular person chats, placing the chat logs exterior the attain of legislation enforcement, since Telegram itself wouldn’t have a report of what was shared or stated.

The extent of safety, which can also be featured in chats on competing messaging providers WhatsApp and Sign, can be utilized for defense from prying governments but additionally harnessed by dangerous actors to conduct covert and unlawful actions.

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