US EditionTelegram chief Durov denounces French charges as 'surprising' and 'misguided'
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized France for his arrest over extremist content and found it "surprising" he was held accountable for third-party actions.
- Durov described the charges as misguided, stating, “Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes...on the platform he manages is a misguided approach.”
- Durov's public comments mark his first response since his arrest last month concerning illegal content on Telegram.
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Pavel Durov, the founder and director of the Telegram messaging service, criticized France on Thursday for its arrest and indictment in connection with the publication of illegal content on the application. In a long message posted on Telegram, his first reaction since his arrest, Durov expressed surprise at being held responsible for content posted by other users. “Using laws dating from the pre-smartphone era to accuse a CEO of crimes committe…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Breaks Silence After French Charges
PARIS — Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform’s use for criminal activity. In a Telegram post late Thursday, Durov defended himself against the French judicial investigation, suggesting that he shouldn’t have been targeted personally. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”…
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leprogres.frOn his Telegram platform, Pavel Durov said that he found his indictment in France “surprising” and “erroneous”.
Telegram’s Durov Says Charges Misguided, in First Public Comments Since Arrest
In his first public comments since being arrested in France, the founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said the charges against him are misguided and denied the messaging app is an “anarchic paradise.” Durov was arrested on Aug. 24 when he arrived at Le Bourget airport, in Paris, on his private jet having flown in from his home in Dubai. He was detained and interrogated by French prosecutors before being charged on Aug. 29 with a series of c…
Telegram Founder Durov Says French Investigation, Arrest 'Misguided'
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in his first public comments since his arrest in France in late August, expressed surprise that he was interrogated and told by investigators that he "may be personally responsible for other people's illegal use" of the popular messaging app.
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