Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram messaging app, was arrested on Saturday evening. This arrest was made at Bourget airport. This information was given by TF1 TV and BFM TV quoting unknown sources. Scared by this, Chris Pavlovski, CEO of other social media platforms, left Europe within a few hours.
Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski himself posted on the X platform (old name Twitter) that he has left Europe. He wrote that I am a little late, but this is the right time. I have left Europe safely. He further said in the post that France also tried to suppress Rumble and now they have detained Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and crossed the border.
Post by the CEO of Rumble
The CEO of Rumble further said in the post that he stands with freedom of speech and he will fight for himself in the French court. He also expressed hope that Pavel Durov will be released soon.
The reason behind the arrest
Pavel Durov’s arrest was made as part of a police investigation that focused on the lack of moderation on Telegram. Initial investigations by police found that the lack of moderation allowed criminal activities to operate unhindered on the messaging app.
Made serious allegations, said governments exert pressure
He said that many governments want to put pressure on him, but he will keep this app unbiased and it will never become a pawn of geopolitics. Telegram is becoming popular in many countries, although in many countries it is also being surrounded due to data security. Pavel Durov has assets worth $ 15.5 billion, which if converted into Indian currency, it becomes Rs 12,99,11,62,25,000.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)