Telegram CEO Charged in France for Alleged Criminal Use of App
Technology,European Union,France,Russia,FBI,Europe,Ukraine War,Crime
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Pavel Durov , the chief executive officer of Telegram, was charged in France for complicity in the spread of sexual images of children and other crimes on the messaging app. The charges against Durov also include allegations he refused to help authorities run legal wiretaps on suspects, Paris prosecutors said on Wednesday. They come after the 39-year-old was stopped at Le Bourget airport north of Paris on Saturday after disembarking from a private jet.
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