Who is the Russian billionaire founder of Telegram?

On Saturday 24 April, the billionaire founder of the Telegram social media and messaging app, Pavel Durov, was arrested by French authorities as he disembarked from his private jet in Paris on his way from Azerbaijan.

Officials said the arrest was part of an inquiry into criminal activity on the platform and a lack of cooperation with law enforcement. Durov has since been formally charged.

In a statement on Sunday, Telegram said it abided by European Union laws and that its moderation was 'within industry standards and constantly improving'. 'Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe,' it said. 'It is absurd to claim that a platform, or its owner, are responsible for abuse of that platform.'

Durov, known as the 'Russian Mark Zuckerberg' for having founded a similar platform to Zuckerberg’s Facebook in Russia called VKontakte, is a self-styled champion of free speech and has cultivated a reputation for being unwilling to work with authorities to censor and more closely control what happens on his platform. His arrest has raised important questions about the extent to which tech executives are responsible for how users employ their social media networks. Chris Stokel-Walker, a technology journalist, explains the implications of Durov's arrest for the tech sector

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[davetdowell]

If making "something that is used by criminals" is a crime, then I expect to hear about the arrest of the CEO of citroen, jaguar, ford, bmw, audi, etc shortly.

[C.Steamer]

Ban the internet then eh, Guardian? What a pathetic rag.

[zen_rt]

Urgh! Come on, Guardian, who are you serving? The framing of this video! Who doesn't want privacy in this day and age?

[ModelTBattleshipHub]

FREEDOM OF SPEACH HE PROMOTED AND NOW WE ARE BEING SILENCED AGAIN 🔇

[darrenhopkins]

Hes the guy the West have arrested for not censoring the things they want.
Obviously the Guardian agrees with it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[akashsxo]

Maybe CIA just want a backdoor in the app so as to read Russian-Ukrainian texts

[kelvinpell]

He is the latest target of fascists like the Guardian

[dinnerwaltz]

It's unfortunate that such a young, handsome, rich entrepreneur
has to spend the next ten years in prison just because he's Russian.

[HDSPKSRecords-giob]

He's another decent guy who won't help out authoritarian governments - so he gets arrested.

[kevincoade]

What happened to the The Guardian? Insane times.

[alansouter]

Yeah don't hear sukerberg getting stick or gates,

[UbiquitousRomp]

Yes we know... Social media apps are putting the legacy media out of business. GREAT isn't it.

[dinnerwaltz]

He joined French citizenship, but even so, the French still regarded him as a Russian,
Europeans would never accept Russians.

[walkaz]

Who’s is he?
I suggest anywhere but the guardian to answer that

[mrdavejo]

Not true. Telegram is NOT encrypted by default, unlike other messaging Apps. And only 1-1 chats CAN be encrypted, not groups.

[balthus]

Should the owner of the post office be arrested for all those exploding letters and white powder that gets posted?

[JJONNYREPP]

Who is the Russian billionaire founder of Telegram? 1630pm 29.8.24 i haven't even engaged with this tale....other than to be told that his platform is being used and abused by traffickers inthis that and th eother... not his fault as he can't legislate for the inclinations of others... can he? whoever he is.

[hippowafflesify]

If you understand why Telegram was created in the first place then you would know this guy has crossed his t's and dotted his i's even if he gets arrested he is fine.

[naeedaafzal]

Somebody doesn't want others success

[Diego.E.D]

Do not watch this video; watching the Tucker Carlson Interview is far better. This guy from The Guardian is twisting the truth