Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Faces 10-Year Sentence And €500K Fine In France's First Cybercrime Case Under New Law (UPDATED)
This story has been updated with a statement from Telegram. French prosecutors have placed Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, under formal investigation using a stringent new cybercrime law. What Happened: The LOPMI law,
France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -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 that criminalises tech titans whose platforms allow illegal products or activities.
Telegram chief Durov denounces his arrest in France as 'misguided'
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has lashed out at French authorities, judging his recent arrest over an alleged lack of moderation on the messaging app as "misguided" and "surprising".
How France embraced Telegram’s Pavel Durov — before turning on him
Accustomed to mixing with the nation’s elite, the tech billionaire says he was surprised to be targeted by its legal system
Telegram founder Pavel Durov releases first public comments since arrest in France
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the messaging platform Telegram, made his first public comments since he was arrested in France last month.
"I Was Told I May Be...": What Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Said On Arrest In France
CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov has spoken for the first time since his arrest last month. The Russian-born CEO was arrested in Paris on charges of publishing extremist and illegal content.
France gets a new government after weeks of uncertainty
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Telegram CEO breaks silence after arrest and says it's not true that the platform is an 'anarchic paradise'
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said he was surprised by his arrest in Paris last month. Durov said the French authorities should ...
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Breaks Silence Following French Arrest: Defends Telegram’s Moderation
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov breaks silence after his arrest in France, defending the platform's moderation efforts and ...
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Durov says French authorities should have complained to Telegram, not detained him
Sept 6 (Reuters) - The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, said early on ...
Faked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow’s links to Gulf Arab states
A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the United Arab Emirates after Telegram ...
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Telegram’s Privacy Shake-Up: Updates Content Moderation Policies Following CEO’s Arrest in France
Telegram updates its content moderation policies to allow reporting of illegal content in private chats following CEO Pavel ...
Ukraine bans Telegram use on state-issued devices
Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel ...
Exclusive: Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
The use of chatbots to sell stolen data demonstrates the difficulty the app has in preventing nefarious agents taking ...