What's Behind the Arrest of the Telegram CEO?

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🗓️ 3 September 2024

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Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France last month. He was charged with a host of crimes, including complicity in distributing child pornography, illegal drugs and hacking software on the app. Matthew Dalton reports on how the charges represent a major escalation by the French government in holding tech executives accountable for the content that appears on their platforms. Further Reading: - Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged by French Authorities - Exclusive | Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Was Wooed and Targeted by Governments Further Listening: - Is Fighting Misinformation Censorship? The Supreme Court Will Decide. - What Happens to Privacy in the Age of AI? - Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pavel Durov is the billionaire CEO of Messaging App telegram.
0:11.2	And about 10 days ago he got on a private plane headed to France.
0:17.0	Pavildorov was flying into Le Bourgé Airport, which is a bit north of Paris.
0:23.2	It's one of the airports around Paris that people who have private jets fly into.
0:29.7	He landed on Saturday evening and he was taken into custody by French Jean d'Ioum and told that he was
0:40.9	detained as part of a French judicial investigation into his company,
0:46.6	Telegram.
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0:53.7	The telegram. The 39-year-old billionaire dubbed Russia's Mark Zuckerberg
0:57.7	arrested shortly after landing in France Saturday night.
1:01.2	Pavil duot, interpulae to his
1:03.6	reference.
1:04.6	Representatives say there was a warrant for his arrest as part of a French
1:08.8	investigation.
1:09.8	French authorities are investigating Durov for crimes that allegedly
1:16.7	happened on telegram. He's been charged with complicity in the distribution of child pornography in the sale of
1:25.1	illegal drugs and in the distribution of hacking software.
1:29.5	Telegram said that Durov has nothing to hide and that it's waiting for a quote
1:35.6	prompt resolution of this situation. Our colleague Matthew Dalton says Durov's arrest is the latest in an ongoing conflict
1:46.4	between European regulators and social media companies.
1:51.8	France and Europe has opened up a new... companies. be allowed to do and the content that they should be allowed to disseminate.
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