A profile of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who faces an investigation in France on a dozen preliminary charges and a criminal case in Russia for “aiding terrorism”
Russian media: Russia opens an investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov for “abetting terrorist activities”, as it promotes its state-run rival Max app
Q&A with Pavel Durov on his arrest in France, Macron, Russia, the FBI, the fight for Telegram, leaving his wealth to the 100+ children he has fathered, and more
INTERVIEW. “Le Point” met with the co-founder and CEO of the secure messaging app Telegram, who was charged in August 2024.
France says it banned Telegram founder Pavel Durov on May 12 from going to the US for “negotiations with investment funds”, after arresting him in August 2024
The Russian-born entrepreneur is not allowed to leave France without permission following his August arrest.
A look at Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris and its aftermath; a source says more than half of Telegram's $1B revenue in 2024 came from its ad platform
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The US charges dual Russian and Israeli national Rostislav Panev for allegedly working with the LockBit ransomware group and seeks his extradition from Israel
- Extortion group targeted Boeing, Royal Mail and thousands more — Israeli-Russian national allegedly hired via Telegram chat app
Access Now and 24+ others wrote to Pavel Durov in late 2021 asking Telegram to add transparent content rules, an appeals process, and more; Durov didn't respond
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Telegram will provide users' IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities after valid legal requests, changing its terms of service to deter criminal activity
- Telegram to provide user data in response to legal requests — Durov faces charges in France for crimes committed on his app
A look at France's LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023 to criminalize tech executives whose platforms allow illegal activities, as Pavel Durov remains on bail
When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield - a tough new law with no international equivalent …
US charges leaders of white supremacist gang The Terrorgram Collective, which uses Telegram to celebrate attacks on minorities, with trying to incite a race war
and the state of far-right domestic terrorism — is to operate in a kind of decentralized, leaderless movement. In fact, the structure of so many attacks proves that leaders are circulating instruction...