Pavel Durov

Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned that France is weakening due to growing censorship and tighter control over online speech. He said these actions are driving talent abroad and could lead to a major crisis if reforms are delayed.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France in August 2024 over claims the app enabled criminal activity and ignored legal requests. He denies the charges, calling them political and says French authorities misunderstood or misrepresented Telegram’s cooperation.

Pavel Durov announced a one-year Grok AI partnership with Telegram, sending Toncoin surging but Elon Musk publicly refuted the claim, stating no such deal had been made. Now, the crypto community is left wondering: was it premature or pure fiction?

A French court blocked Telegram founder Pavel Durov from travelling to Norway to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum due to ongoing legal charges in France. He will now deliver his speech online, while Telegram also faces a possible ban in Vietnam over crime concerns.

Telegram's founder said a Western European government asked him to block Romanian conservative channels before the election, but he refused. France denied being involved, though Durov later claimed its intelligence chief made the request.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has declared war against EU regulators, stating that the app would rather say bye bye to the country than to let regulators access the app through an encrypted backdoor.

We are finally getting some exciting plot twist from Pavel Durov's case. Durov is not only getting back his passport but he has also been granted permission from the French court to leave the country.

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, has appeared before a Paris judge for the first time as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations that the platform enabled illegal activities, according to a report by AFP.

Despite over 50% drop in TON’s TVL since July, Bitget Wallet and Foresight Ventures are reinforcing support for Telegram’s Mini App ecosystem with a $20 million grant to boost growth and innovation.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, once a free speech advocate, appears to shift his stance after his arrest. The new SMS-alternative verification service lets businesses verify phone numbers for $0.01 per code. Does this move signal a broader shift in Durov’s approach?