Telegram says arrested CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ as France reportedly extends his detention
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Following the recent arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, the company issued a statement late on Sunday saying that Durov “has nothing to hide” and that they are “awaiting a prompt resolution” of the situation.?
In a comment to Reuters on Monday, a police spokesperson said that Durov is accused of being passive regarding cyber and financial crimes committed on the Telegram platform. No further details were provided.?
Despite Russia’s frequent attempts to ban Telegram in the country and censor some of its channels, Kremlin-controlled media and several Russian politicians are portraying Durov’s arrest as an attempt to “pressure freedom of speech” and suggest that the detention could be “politically motivated” and used to access Telegram user data.
Read the Record's article here.
Read The Guardian’s Explainer article on Telegram here.
Read The Wired’s article on the arrest here.