Telegram says it is 'absurd' to claim a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.
Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide".The investigation is reportedly about insufficient moderation, with Mr Durov accused of failing to take steps to curb criminal uses of Telegram. The app is accused of failure to co-operate with law enforcement over drug trafficking, child sexual content and fraud.
Pavel Durov, 39, was born in Russia and now lives in Dubai, where Telegram is based. He holds dual citizenship of the United Arab Emirates and France.The app was banned in Russia in 2018, after a previous refusal by him to hand over user data. The ban was reversed in 2021. On Sunday, the Russian Embassy in France wrote on Facebook that it was seeking to "clarify the reasons for the detention and to provide for the protection of Mr Durov’s rights and facilitate consular access".Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted on Telegram asking whether Western human rights NGOs would be silent on Mr Durov's arrest, after they criticised Russia’s decision to “create obstacles” to the work of Telegram in Russia in 2018.
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