French prosecutors have placed Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, under formal investigation using a stringent new cybercrime law.

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 ...

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov have called his detainment by French authorities “misguided”. He added that they should have approached his company with whatever complaints they had ...

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the messaging platform Telegram, made his first public comments since he was arrested in ...

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular social media messaging platform Telegram who is currently facing charges for allowing criminal activity on the platform, made his first public ...

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.

On Aug. 23, French authorities arrested Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, at Le Bourget Airport near Paris. This unexpected event has sent ripples through the tech industry and raised ...

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 ...