Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder, Is Part of Broad Investigation in FranceA case was opened last month to investigate child pornography, drug sales, fraud and other criminal activities on the platform. The app's founder, Pavel Durov, was detained over the weekend near Paris.
Source: Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder, Is Part of Broad Investigation in France (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/telegram-founder-arrest-france.html)