Telegram's Durov allowed to leave France amid probe, AFP reports

Telegram hits 1 billion active users as CEO Pavel Durov takes swipe at Meta-owned rival WhatsApp

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov.Albert Gea/ReutersTelegram reached 1 billion monthly active users, its CEO said.CEO Pavel Durov took a shot at WhatsApp, calling it "a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram."Durov has been allowed to leave France after being held on charges of failing to curb extremist content.Telegram just hit the massive milestone of 1 billion monthly active users.As CEO Pavel Durov shared the news on his personal Te…

Telegram's monthly audience has exceeded one billion active users, said Pavel Durov, the founder of the messenger.

Since August, the native Russian was not allowed to leave the country and had to report to the police twice a week.

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Thanks French Judges After Returning to Dubai

Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov says he has arrived back in Dubai after French prosecutors apparently rescinded a travel ban they imposed after he was arrested in Paris in August 2024. Reports over the weekend suggested he had been allowed to leave France. On Monday, Durov wrote on his Telegram channel: “As you may have heard, I’ve returned to Dubai after spending several months in France due to an investigation related to the activity o…

Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, allowed to leave France -- despite ongoing criminal investigation

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, no longer has to stay in France. A source told AFP that the investigating judge in charge of

Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues

French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, Telegram's CEO and founder, to temporarily leave the country while criminal activity on the messaging platform is still under investigation.