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Durov was arrested after arriving in Paris and is charged with 12 offences, including drug trafficking.
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The businessman paid 5 million euros in bail and is prohibited from leaving France.
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, has been formally charged in Paris with enabling illegal activities on the platform.
French authorities are targeting him for his use of the social network and accusing him of several crimes, including drug trafficking, money laundering and child pornography. Durov could face up to 10 years in prison for the crimes he is accused of.
Durov pay a bail of 5 million euros to be released from prison, although he maintains restrictions: he is prohibited from leaving France and must present himself twice a week before the authorities.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that Telegram has been frequently mentioned in research related to serious crimes, including online hate.
Despite this, the teams under his command have observed an “almost complete” lack of cooperation from Telegram in response to court requests, which has generated friction with the French authorities, according to Bloomberg report.
This lack of response is not unique to France; authorities in neighbouring countries, including Belgium, have reported a similar situation, highlighting a pattern of non-cooperation that transcends borders. There is also concern in furthest borderslike India.
Laure Beccuau mentioned that this attitude of Telegram was the catalyst for the specialized unit in organized crime to start an investigation to determine if the executives of the application could be criminally liable for the commission of these crimesgiven the platform as a vehicle for illicit activities.
Durov was transferred to the Paris court on 28 August. Source: Mohammed Badra.
Telegram’s current status has not been directly affected by Durov’s arrest. The app continues to operate uninterrupted, maintaining its privacy policy and end-to-end encryption. However, Durov’s arrest has sparked a debate about responsibility of messaging platforms in content moderation.
The arrest of Pavel Durov and the charges against him mark a significant chapter in the discussion about internet regulation and the responsibilities of the creators of digital platforms.
It is argued that Durov’s arrest could be a precedent for other platformsquestioning the extent to which tech companies should give in to government demands for user data.
Durov was arrested On Saturday 24 August, he arrived at Le Bourget airport, where agents from France’s anti-fraud office were waiting for him. After several days in police custody, he was finally presented before the courts the afternoon of Wednesday, August 27.
This article was created using artificial intelligence and edited by a human on the editorial staff.
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