Pavel Durov is telegram CEO arrested in France on visit to Azerbaijan. He was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening. Let us tell you that telegram is used extensively in Ukraine, Russia and the republics of the Soviet Union. Durov was arrested at approximately 8 pm local time.
The CEO of the Telegram app is Pavel Durov. The Telegram messaging app has become a huge tool for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his officials. It is also used by the Kremlin and the Russian government. Telegram has more than 90 crore users. Pavel Durov has a net worth of $15.5 billion. According to Forbes.
He had asked for blocking opposition leaders on his VK social media app in 2014. They had refused to accept government orders. After this he left Russia and later sold this platform. TF1 TV and BFM TV, quoting sources, reported that Durov was traveling on his own jet. While traveling to Azerbaijan he was first served with an arrest warrant in France.
The Telegram messaging app has become a major tool for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his officials. Telegram has become the main source of sometimes graphic and misleading content from both sides about the politics of war after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It is also used mainly by the Kremlin and the Russian government.
No statement has come out from Telegram yet regarding this incident. French police believe that criminal activities have increased on the Telegram messaging app.
