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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France: Reports


Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has been arrested in France. He was taken into custody on Saturday night at Bourget airport, situated on the outskirts of Paris, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources.

Pavel Durov is facing 20 years in jail for refusing to censor his platform Telegram, a popular messaging application, they claimed.