Telegram app founder Pavel Durov to appear in court after arrest in Paris
SUMMARY
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, is expected to appear in a French court in the coming days after his arrest at Le Bourget airport in Paris. The arrest followed a warrant issued by French investigators who are conducting an inquiry into several serious allegations against Durov and his platform, Telegram. French authorities have charged Durov with facilitating fraud, drug trafficking, organized crime, terrorism, and cyberbullying through Telegram. His supporters, however, see this as a direct attack on free speech. Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson have publicly defended Durov, highlighting the arrest as a crackdown on a platform that prioritizes privacy and resists government censorship. Carlson warned that Durov's arrest serves as a "living warning" to platform owners who refuse to censor content at the behest of authorities.
