Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France due to alleged criminal activities on the app

Telegram app CEO Pavel Durov is in custody after French authorities investigated alleged criminal activities on the messaging platform. NBC News' Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest on the arrest.

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[Shining]

Tells me how desperate the government is to maintain the desired narrative - which was always propaganda.

[Glum]

By this logic, Pharmacists who fill a legal prescription would be responsible ANY time a customer OD-ed.

[lowerclassbrats]

"Truth is treason in an empire of lies" ~ You guessed it

[HappyDog]

Free speech is a cornerstone for democracy. France has lost its way.

[katrinaisalwayscorrect]

By criminal activities, they mean free speech

[texas]

So odd for France to take a side on an issue. I wonder why France focused on Telegram I'm sure the same activity can be found on Facebook and every other platform.

[HillyBill]

If the authorities are so worried about children why don’t they go after Epstein’s client list?

[HATER]

By this logic, the creator of the messaging app Kik should also be arrested for the amount of predators on that app and the creators of the streaming app Kick should also be arrested cuz of all the crimes that are streamed on that platform

[starmagi]

These accusations apply to every social media network

[benjames]

Failure, you mean he won't comply to a cops request without a warrant, how dare him follow the law.

[Vracious]

That's right folks, privacy is illegal now.

[TheElitesRdividingUs]

Blame others of that which you do. This is a hit piece

[mannogroneg]

Let's be honest, they only doing this to him because he was born in Russia.

[ericbuzard]

There are all kinds of laws that protect companies here in the US from being held responsible for user's actions. This is very clearly an attack on freedom of association, and freedom of speech.

[Donbett]

If you believe that the most heavily armed group in America went to the Capitol to take it over without bringing their weapons... That is a whole new level of stupidity.

[sofiyagrober]

"Criminal" activity or wests censorship.

[legendary_soup]

Facebook, Tumbler, Twitter, and Google are all guilty just the same as this guy.

[eshafbgig]

And by “criminal activity” all they’re saying is that he dared to have an opinion that was unapproved by the state. Wrongthink.

[itsallminor]

They better release him or the backlash is going to be extreme.

[jonrevere]

look at what marc zuckerberg recently said about the govt policies during cvid pandemic.