US EditionTelegram CEO Barred from Leaving France Amid Ongoing Legal Battle
- Pavel Durov, Telegram's Russian-born co-founder, was detained in Paris in August 2024 amid a French investigation into illegal content on his platform.
- The investigation followed prior contacts where France's DGSE reminded Durov of responsibilities to prevent terrorist and child pornography content, while Durov alleged the DGSE chief requested him to ban conservative Romanian accounts ahead of elections.
- Durov publicly denied the alleged request to silence conservative voices in Romania, adding a baguette emoji hinting at France, and stated, "We won't start doing it in Europe."
- France's foreign ministry and the DGSE categorically rejected claims of interference and stated they never requested banning accounts linked to any electoral process.
- Durov was released on a five-million-euro bail and temporarily left France in March 2025 for Dubai, with his case highlighting tensions over free speech and electoral integrity in Romania's crucial elections.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov barred from leaving France amid ongoing criminal investigation
Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov is currently not allowed to leave France without prior authorisation from French authorities. The restriction follows his arrest in August 2024 at a French airport and the subsequent criminal investigations into Telegram’s role in hosting illegal activities on its platform. Pavel's US trip request rejected On May 12, 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office rejected Durov’s request to travel to the United State…
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The Telegram founder has accused Paris of pressuring him to interfere in Romanian, Moldovan, and Ukrainian politics. Telegram founder Pavel Durov has doubled down on his claims that France's foreign intelligence agency pressured him to censor conservative voices on his platform, dismissing their purported law enforcement concerns as a "manipulation tactic." On Sunday, Durov accused the head of the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE)…
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Found under strict judicial supervision in France after last year's arrest, Pavel Durov has been doing kind deeds against the French authorities in recent months. Now, say French officials for Politico, a...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is banned from leaving France without permission following his arrest
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been banned from leaving France after he was arrested there in 2024 for being complicit in the criminal activity that occurs on his messaging platform.
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