Paris: Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France. An arrest warrant was issued in opposition to him. Pavel was arrested by French authorities at an airport outdoors Paris. In accordance with CNN affiliate BFMTV, officers from France’s anti-fraud workplace hooked up to French customs arrested him at Bourget Airport on Shanira night.

The 39-year-old Durov was wished below a French arrest warrant as a consequence of an absence of moderation on Telegram, which allegedly led to the platform getting used for cash laundering, drug trafficking and sharing pedophile content material. In accordance with BFMTV, the CEO of Telegram had not traveled frequently to France and Europe because the arrest warrant was issued.

Allow us to let you know that Telegram has greater than 900 million customers. Telegram has been acknowledged as a significant social media platform after Fb, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and WeChat. Dubai-based Telegram was based by Russian-born Durov, though he left Russia in 2014.