Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov left Russia about a decade ago because he was being pressured by the government to shut down opposition party pages and groups and share user data. He started a Facebook-like platform in Russia named Vkontakte and was also called Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg. Today we are going to tell you in detail about Pavel Durov, how he became a wanted man with the tag of Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg and was arrested in France.
Let’s start with the recent arrest of Pavel Durov. Pavel Durov was arrested from an airport in France late on Saturday evening. The reason behind the arrest was said to be the lack of moderation of the app and criminal activities.
Statement by the President of France
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Pavel Durov has been arrested. He said that his country supports freedom of expression, but any country is governed by law. According to the law, along with freedom, there are some rules, which apply to social media and real life as well.
Whatever the reason behind this arrest, Pavel Durov has suddenly become a hero among many people. There are many people around the world who hold high positions and fully support freedom of speech. Such people feel that this is a kind of censorship, especially when online content is increasing all over the world and governments of many countries are trying to suppress it.
Elon Musk posted on X, wrote #FreePavel
Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, and Edward Snowden have supported Pavel Durov. Musk posted a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) and used #FreePavel. Telegram said in a statement released on Sunday that it follows the law of the European Union. The company said that the claim that its platform and platform owners are responsible for its misuse is false.
Telegram is a popular messaging app, which is used in Russia, Ukraine, Iran and many other countries. However, it is also true that due to Pavel Durov’s policy, this platform has attracted terrorists, extremists, scammers and drug dealers etc.
Pavel Durov is open-minded
Pavel Durov is an open-minded person, which can be gauged from his personal social media accounts. Recently, he shared a post in which he claimed that he is the biological father of more than 100 children, who are in 12 countries of the world. He has donated sperm in the last 15 years.
This is how the making of Telegram started
During his time with Vkontakte, he started creating Telegram, which would be a secure way of communication. He started this app when some people from the Russian security forces were seen around his house in 2011.
After this, the Russian government warned him to either hand over Vkontakte’s user data or give up the responsibility of the company and leave the country. After this, he chose the second option and left the country.
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Where were you born?
Pavel Durov was born in the Soviet Union in 1984. After this, when he was 4 years old, his family settled in Northern Italy. His brother Nikolai is a great math expert, who also became the Chief Technology Officer of Telegram. After this, in the early 1990s, Pavel Durov returned to St. Petersburg, where he used to participate in math competitions.
I saw the initial version of Facebook during my college days
During his college days in St. Petersburg, one of his friends showed him the initial version of Facebook, which was developed by Mark Zuckerberg. After this, he was so inspired by Facebook that he decided to develop his own version. After this, he started Vkontakte in Russia in the year 2006. Within a few years, the popularity of this app increased a lot in Russia.
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Telegram is banned in 31 countries
Due to Pavel Durov’s revolutionary idea and Teleram’s policy, it has been banned or temporarily banned in about 31 countries. There are many features in this app, which many people misuse.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)