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Telegram CEO charged in France for "enabling criminal activity" on messaging app

Telegram CEO charged in France for "enabling criminal activity" on messaging app

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Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram, was detained in Paris on Saturday and subsequently charged with preliminary offenses by French investigative judges. The charges against Durov include complicity in the spread of child sexual images, as well as allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. Durov was granted bail of 5 million euros, with the condition that he report to a police station twice a week and remain in France pending further investigation. The case has raised concerns about the challenges of policing illegal activity online and the role of social media platforms in facilitating such activities. Durov's detention and subsequent charges have also sparked debate about the responsibilities of tech companies in preventing the spread of illicit content. It is worth noting that being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt, and Durov has not been remanded in custody.

Telegram
1. Almost a billion users globally use Telegram as [a] means of communication and as a source of vital information. We're awaiting a prompt resolution of this situation. Telegram is with you all.
2. It is absurd to claim that a platform, or its owner, are responsible for abuse of that platform.
Laure Beccuau
French Prosecutor's Office
1. An investigating judge has ended Pavel Durov's police custody and will have him brought to court for a first appearance and a possible indictment.
Reuters
1. Being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial, but indicates that judges consider there is enough to the case to proceed with the probe. Investigations can last years before being sent to trial or shelved.
BBC
1. The app is not a member of either the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)—both of which work with most online platforms to find, report and remove such material.
Pavel Durov
Telegram
1. I started a company that became what they call the Facebook of Russia.
2. To this day, we have many relatives who live in Ukraine. Therefore, this tragic conflict is personal for me as well as for Telegram.
3. Now I plan to open-source my DNA so that my biological children can find each other more easily.
4. We don't like to name it that way because we actually managed to do a lot of things before Facebook and that defined how the social media industry developed during the years.
Karim Charaf
1. We have no comment or information about the procedure in France.
David-Olivier Kaminski
1. Telegram complies in all respects with European rules concerning digital technology.

Telegram CEO charged in France for "enabling criminal activity" on messaging app

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