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Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PARIS) — Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the platform, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Durov was placed under judicial supervision and is banned from leaving the country, according to the Paris Prosecutor’s Office. He […]

Nadine Rupp/Getty Images (LONDON) — Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is being held in custody after being arrested at an airport near Paris over the weekend. French authorities say his arrest was made in connection with a sprawling investigation into illicit and illegal activity on Telegram, a popular messaging app that promises ultra-secure communications, as well […]