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Telegram app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget Airport outside Paris on Saturday evening.

Officers of the French anti-fraud office attached to French customs detained the French-Russian billionaire on Saturday evening.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been arrested. He was arrested at Bourget Airport in Paris on Saturday evening. According to the information, Durov arrived at Bourget Airport from Azerbaijan by private jet. The French administration had issued an arrest warrant against him. Let's know who is Pavel Durov and why he got into trouble in France.

This is the allegation

According to media reports, officials of the French anti-fraud office attached to French customs detained the French-Russian billionaire on Saturday evening. A French arrest warrant was issued against 39-year-old Durov for lack of moderation on Telegram. The platform was allegedly used for money laundering, drug trafficking and sharing paedophile content, it alleged.