Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening. TF1 TV and BFM TV have given this information citing unnamed sources. Telegram, which has influence in Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet countries, is one of the most prominent social media platforms after Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and WeChat. Its target is to reach one billion users next year.