US EditionTelegram CEO Barred from Leaving France Amid Ongoing Legal Battle
- Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, is not allowed to leave France due to ongoing legal investigations into Telegram's role in illegal activities on its platform.
- French authorities rejected Durov's request to travel to the United States for meetings, stating the trip was "not imperative or justified."
- Durov faces six charges, including facilitating illegal activities via Telegram, and has been under legal supervision since his arrest in August 2024.
- He accused French intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner of pressuring him to silence conservative voices in Romania before elections, which the French government denied.
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Has France's secret service tried to "silence conservative voices" before the election in Romania? The accusations that Telegram founder Pavel Durov raises weigh heavily. Now they are supported by a Romanian journalist.
Paris arrested Telegram founder to meddle in Romanian election — Moscow
from RT: Pavel Durov has said that French intelligence tried to censor conservatives on the platform during election campaign season Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of detaining Telegram founder Pavel Durov for the purpose of interfering with the electoral processes in Romania. The accusation comes shortly after Durov […]
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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…
France used 'terror' and 'child porn' to mask political agenda -...
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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