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the founder of the social media "telegram" durov was transferred to the court today

2024-08-29

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the arrest of pavel durov, founder and ceo of the social media platform telegram, in france has attracted attention. according to a reuters report on the 28th, citing a source, the french police's four-day interrogation of durov has ended and he has been transferred to the court. the investigating judge will decide whether he should be formally investigated. the decision will be made later on the 28th. the report said that the court's formal investigation may last for several years.

french expert: the problems involved in "telegram" are also shared by american social media

paris prosecutors said that the telegram social media platform was involved in illegal transactions, child pornography, drug trafficking, fraud and other crimes. durov was accused of being an accomplice to these crimes and refused to provide information or documents to the authorities.

french social media research expert eperbouin said that the same problem exists on american social media platforms.

social media researcher eperbuin: there is child pornography on telegram, there is also on snapchat, there is weapons smuggling on telegram, there is also elsewhere. there is drug trafficking on telegram, there is also on facebook.

he also said that france arrested durov because he did not have much ability to fight back and was an "easy target."