Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was approved by a French court to leave the country starting July 10 to handle affairs at the company's headquarters in Dubai, UAE, for a period of 14 days. This permission marks his second opportunity to travel since a brief departure in March this year.Previous
The Vietnamese government officially ordered the blockade of the instant messaging platform Telegram on the early morning of May 26, 2025, citing its failure to cooperate in investigating users' illegal activities, which has posed a threat to national security.The order was issued by the Ministry of
Recently, the French National Assembly rejected a controversial telecommunications surveillance bill, avoiding becoming the first country in the world to require communication platforms to establish a "backdoor" for encryption.In response, Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, voiced on his channel
Recently, media such as France's Le Monde reported that Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, was briefly detained last summer in France and was "forced" to start complying with EU regulations.In response to this grossly inaccurate report, Durov himself made a stern statement through his official Te
American entrepreneur and owner of the social media platform X, Elon Musk, recently congratulated Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, as the app's monthly active users officially surpassed the 1 billion mark.Musk briefly commented on platform X: "Congratulations!" to celebrate, responding to Durov
According to reports, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been authorized by French authorities to leave the country and head to Dubai. Following the news, the price of Toncoin (TON) quickly rose by 20%.Last August, Durov was detained at a French airport by the French National Anti-Fraud Office
The instant messaging app Telegram, favored by criminals for its anonymity, has become a hotbed for scams, drug trafficking, and the spread of illegal content. In response, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs has called on Telegram to strengthen user identity verification and is considering legis
As of September 2024, the encrypted messaging service has agreed to 14 user data requests from the United States; this number soared to 900 after its CEO was detained by French authorities in August.Before September 2024, the policy of the encrypted communication provider Telegram stated that it wou
Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized the EU's media restrictions, believing that Russian users have greater access to information than European users.He also criticized Apple's review process for slowing down the updates of the Telegram app, attacking the Cupertino-based company again after criti
An insider revealed that Pavel Durov, CEO of the instant messaging platform Telegram, was formally questioned for the first time in front of a Paris judge, as part of a criminal investigation into the platform's alleged assistance in illegal activities.Durov, along with his lawyers David-Olivier Kam
Before CEO Pavel Durov was detained for alleged platform crimes, revenue in the first half of 2024 soared to $525 million.Telegram told investors that the detention of CEO Pavel Durov by French police did not have a "substantial impact" on the operation of the messaging app, as financial disclosures
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development, Sun Xueling, has called on online platforms to strengthen user verification to reduce the occurrence of fake accounts and better protect users from scams and criminal harm.Sun Xueling made this appeal at the opening of the second
