He has been placed under formal investigation as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, French prosecutors say.
Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say.
In Wednesday's statement, the Paris prosecutors said Mr Durov was put under formal investigation over alleged offences that included:Complicity in organised criminal distribution of sexual images of children It is unprecedented for the owner of a social media platform to be arrested because of the way in which that platform is being used, and it has fuelled a fierce debate online about freedom of speech and accountability.
Chris Pavlovski, the founder of a controversial video-sharing app called Rumble, said he had fled Europe following Mr Durov’s detention. French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this week that France was deeply committed to freedom of expression, and that the decision to hold Mr Durov was "in no way... political".
On Monday evening, Paris prosecutors said Mr Durov was being held in custody as part of a cyber-criminality investigation. In response, Telegram said Mr Durov had "nothing to hide".
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