Pavel Durov
6 Sep
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content, bots and scammers, a week after he was arrested and charged by French authorities over violations on the messaging app. Durov had on Thursday broken his silence with his first public comments following his arrest,…
6 Sep
Instant messaging (IM) service, Telegram, has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. The update which was done on Thursday, September 5, 2024, signals a major revamp on how it moderates illegal content. Previously, the answer to the question “There's illegal content on Telegram. How do I take it down?” began with “All Telegram chats…
29 Aug
Telegram chief Pavel Durov was spending Thursday out on bail after four days of detention in France, banned from leaving the country as he faces a possible trial related to illegal content carried on his messaging app. Russian-born Durov, dressed in black and wearing dark glasses, walked briskly out of the Paris court house late…
28 Aug
Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, is set to learn Wednesday whether he will face charges and even be remanded in custody after his weekend arrest by French authorities over alleged violations at the messaging app. Durov, 39, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday, and while the judicial authorities…
25 Aug
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by at a Paris airport for offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP. Russia has accused France of "refusing to cooperate" following the arrest of the Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, at Le Bourget airport on Saturday night. Durov had…
25 Aug
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP. The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital on Saturday evening, one of…
31 Jul
Pavel Durov, the co-founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, revealed that he has fathered over 100 children as a sperm donor in the past 15 years. Durov made the revelation in a post on his Telegram channel, which has 5.82 million subscribers. Durov stated that his motivation for being an active sperm donor was…
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