Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, arrested

In a dramatic turn of events, Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging service with encryption Telegram was arrested on Saturday night in France. The arrest took place at Le Bourget airport near Paris when the 39-year-old Durov alighted from his private jet accompanied by a bodyguard and a female companion. The controversial Franco-Russian businessman who has been in headlines for years was detained by French authorities under an Air Transport Gendarmerie investigation warrant issued by the National directorate of Judicial police. The Charges Durov’s arrest is related to serious allegations concerning how Telegram functions as an encrypted messaging platform. According to officials from France, Durov is complicit in numerous illegal offenses aided through this medium such as selling drugs, promoting pedophilia, engaging in fraud or terrorism among others. These claims lay emphasis on features like anonymous numbers as well as cryptocurrency that are said to facilitate such illegal activities while inhibiting law enforcement efforts. The Investigation and Implications It is alleged that this investigation had been conducted over time by the National Anti-Fraud Office (ONAF) jointly attached to Customs Directorate. Once he landed foot in France even though it happens scarcely following his usual travel pattern around nations where Telegram is heavily watched; the French search warrant valid only within national territory was enforced. The authorities seek to use this arrest as leverage against other European countries to tighten regulations surrounding encrypted messaging services which they contend have become safe-havens for organized criminal groups. It can be seen that one reason for making this arrest would be so as disrupt criminal networks dependent on telegram such as those that illegally transmit football matches including Ligue 1 games or distribute illicit content. https://twitter.com/lisa_loo_who/status/1811408549597139027 Reactions and Controvers...