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Founder of messaging app arrested at French airport


Founder of messaging app arrested at French airport

French authorities have continued to detain Telegram’s Russian-born founder and CEO Pavel Durov after arresting him on Saturday on an arrest warrant at Paris-Le Bourget airport. Authorities claimed Telegram’s tenuous restrictions on online free speech facilitated criminal activities, including money laundering and drug trafficking. The arrest sparked outrage against French authorities from free speech advocates […]