The Latest Breaking News from Pavel Durov

France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had "nothing to hide".

Once nicknamed the ‘Russian Zuckerberg’, Durov has boasted of being the biological father of more than 100 children

Bitcoin was climbing toward $65,000 during the weekend even as some bad news hit the crypto community – specifically, the digital coin added around $4,000 in two days.

The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, sparks debate on online content regulation and free speech in the tech industry.

When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of facilitating the widespread crimes committed on it.

French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app.

Pavel Durov was arrested at a French airport Saturday on allegations related to his alleged failure to prevent criminal activity on Telegram. Now, the crypto community is rallying behind the TON co-founder, and a DeFi lawyer said his case could be a watershed moment in tech platform regulation.

The statement follows the reported arrest in France of the Russian businessman

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter as X and support for free speech spark debate on moderation policies.

Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks as well as a cryptocurrency, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and locked horns with authorities not just in Russia but around the world.

French broadcast media say popular messaging service’s chief has been detained at Paris airport