Telegram CEO Pavel Durov – a tech billionaire who left his native Russia years ago after tangling with the Kremlin over free speech — was arrested at an airport in Paris on Saturday.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and transferred to court for questioning before a possible indictment. Durov, the Russian-born billionaire who ...

The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has sparked questions about the messaging app’s future — and the precedent prosecution could set. On August 24th, French authorities took Durov into ...

Pavel Durov was charged in France, as part of wide-ranging investigation into criminal activities on the messaging platform he runs. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris Pavel Durov ...

News of Durov's arrest sparked an outcry from the most vocal proponents of free speech on the internet, including Elon Musk. Pavel Durov, a Russian-born tech mogul who co-founded the popular ...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is under investigation in Switzerland for alleged child abuse following a criminal complaint filed by his former partner, Irina Bolgar. The allegations surfaced after ...

Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations. Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov ...

Juan Ortiz Freuler and Apunam Chander weigh in on the arrest of Pavel Durov. “The decision to take the CEO of a prominent company into custody—and accusing them of being an accomplice of crimes ...

Update Sept. 6, 8.30 am UTC: This article has been updated to mention that Durov has declined diplomatic assistance. Telegram founder Pavel Durov finally broke his silence since his high-profile ...

Pavel Durov is a lot of things to a lot of people. Programming prodigy. Billionaire entrepreneur. Kremlin stooge. Free-speech fighter. Biological father to at least 100 kids. Worth an estimated $9 ...

Pavel Durov has now made his first public statement after France handed out the preliminary charges against him and his instant messaging platform, Telegram, following his recent arrest.

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, who was arrested on Saturday, reportedly has been charged by French authorities with enabling criminal transactions. The charges ...