US EditionTelegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote
- In August 2024, Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of Telegram, was taken into custody in Paris as authorities began probing his messaging platform for unlawful material.
- The investigation followed a recent Romanian presidential election re-run triggered partly by alleged foreign interference, including claims involving France, which Romanian courts have rejected as unfounded.
- Durov claimed that the head of French intelligence requested the shutdown of right-leaning Telegram channels in Romania prior to the presidential vote, and stated that Telegram declined this demand despite facing significant personal risks.
- He stated the French police demanded shutting a far-left public channel deemed legitimate, and the French DGSE denied election interference allegations and stressed Telegram’s responsibility to prevent illegal content.
- Despite restrictions on his travel to the US and Norway, Durov renewed his claims during the Oslo Freedom Forum, while facing charges in France and working from his Dubai-based company.
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The co-founder and Director General of Telegram's Message Application, Pavel Durov, said on Tuesday that the French secret services had made pressure on him to close Romanian channels from the message platform in time...
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Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote
The co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, on Tuesday repeated his allegation that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in this month's Romanian presidential election.
The founder of the Telegram Message Service, Pavel Durov, continues to accuse France that he has tried to join the presidential elections in Romania. The French authorities prevented him from attending a forum in Oslo, Norway, the Telegram Founder, Pavel Durov, and repeated on Tuesday, 27 May, criticism at France’s address, accusing him of another time of interference in [...]
Paul Durov, founder of Telegram, accused France that he had asked to "cut the conservative votes" in Romania before the presidential elections. The French Foreign Minister rejected the "categoric" charges and appealed to the respect of Romanian democracy. Durov's allegations came on the day of the presidential elections in Romania. Pavel Durov spoke again about France's interference in the presidential elections in Romania, in the Forum for Free…
Prevented by French justice from participating in a forum in Oslo, Norway, Telegram founder Pavel Durov resumed his criticism of France on Tuesday, once again accusing it of interfering in the Romanian presidential elections, during a videoconference intervention, AFP reports, according to News.ro.
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