Messaging platform Telegram is implementing significant changes to enhance user safety and privacy following the recent arrest of its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, in France. This action comes amidst growing scrutiny over the platform’s role in facilitating criminal activities. In response to his arrest, which was tied to alleged criminal use of the platform—including…
Pavel Durov, the French-Russian billionaire and founder of the messaging app Telegram, was detained by French authorities on Saturday evening. The arrest occurred at Bourget Airport near Paris, where Durov had arrived on a flight from Azerbaijan, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. Durov, 39, was taken into custody by officers from France’s anti-fraud office, which…
The far-right National Rally (RN) party won a landslide victory in the first round of the country’s legislative elections on Sunday, crushing the centrist coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron. It all began when the French far-right, who had secured more seats and votes than any other French party, celebrated their extraordinary win in the…