The Arrest of Telegram's Founder Pavel Durov in Paris

TapTechNews August 25th news, Reuters cited reports from the French media TF1 TV and BFM TV that the founder and CEO of the popular communication app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested at the Paris Le Bourget Airport on Saturday night. It is reported that Durov was arrested immediately after the private plane landed.

The arrest operation stemmed from the French police's investigation into the lack of supervision on the Telegram platform. The French authorities believe that the lack of an effective supervision mechanism on the Telegram platform has led to a large number of criminal activities, including the spread of false information and hate speech.

Durov was born in Russia and currently resides in Dubai. Forbes estimates that his current net worth is 15.5 billion US dollars (TapTechNews note: currently about 110.536 billion Chinese yuan), and he is highly controversial due to his stance on government censorship. Telegram has a huge user base in Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet countries and has become an important communication platform.

The rapid rise of Telegram has also attracted the attention of governments around the world. Due to the existence of a large amount of unexamined content on the platform, Telegram has been accused of providing a haven for terrorists and criminals.

Durov himself has repeatedly emphasized that Telegram is a neutral platform and does not participate in political struggles. It is reported that Durov will appear in court tonight and may be prosecuted as early as Sunday.