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[global network report] the recent arrest of durov, the founder of the social media "telegram", in france has attracted attention. on the 26th, french president macron posted on the social media x, denying that durov's arrest was a "political decision." according to tass and other media reports on the 27th, american entrepreneur and owner of social media x musk then left a message in the comment section of macron's post, calling on macron to provide more details about durov's arrest.

musk, data map, source: the paper

according to afp's previous report, macron posted on x on the 26th about durov's arrest, saying that "the judiciary should enforce the law completely independently." he also said that durov's arrest in france was "part of an ongoing judicial investigation. this is by no means a political decision. the judge should make a ruling on this matter."

macron, file photo, source: the paper

tass reported on the 27th that musk later said in the comment section of this post that "knowing more details about why he (durov) was arrested will be helpful to the global public."

according to xinhua news agency, several french media outlets quoted sources as saying that durov was arrested when he arrived at le bourget airport near paris, france, on a private plane from azerbaijan on the 24th. french media said that the french police arrested durov mainly to investigate the lack of supervision on the telegram platform, which has led to the platform facilitating various criminal activities.

durov, data map, source: foreign media

xinhua news agency reported that the russian embassy in france issued a statement on the 25th saying that after learning of durov's arrest, russia immediately asked france to explain this and asked france to protect durov's rights and provide consular visits, but france has been avoiding communication on this issue. russia is contacting durov's lawyer.

according to xinhua news agency, durov was born in russia, is 39 years old, and founded the "telegram" platform in russia in 2013. he left russia in 2014, moved to dubai, united arab emirates in 2017 and moved the "telegram" headquarters there, and obtained french citizenship in 2021. forbes magazine in the united states estimates that durov's net worth exceeds 15 billion us dollars.