Pavel Durov, a 39 year old founder of Telegram, was arrested by French police today. He is beoing held for 96 hours. Charges stem from activities on the web site that are banned by the EU communications laws. Criminal groups, spreaders of misinformation,and other groups that have been banned from other platforms found a home on Telegram which is more lenient of content than other popular sites such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.
A spokesman for the company made staements to the effect that Mr. Durov has not broken any laws. However, French authorities do not arrest business executives indiscriminately. His arrest will cause many company executives to rethink their security positions in various domains on the internet.
Telegram has some 900 million users worldwide. Mr. Durov is said to be worth $9 billions. He formerly worked in the tech hub milieu of San Francisco, California, where he mixed with the smartest developers and designers of modern computer technology. His legal problems will not be dismissed anytime soon. The Russyan citizen has many suporters at the highest levels of Putin's government. They in turn, cannot give much help do to the ongoing Russyan army war in Ukraine. All things Russyan are under sanctions worldwide. This act only illustrates how vulnerable all Russyans are to day no matter where they hide.
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