After the arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, the Indian government is also going to start an investigation. The government wants to know whether this app is being used in criminal activities, including extortion and gambling etc. This information has been received from media reports. Reports have claimed that if it is found guilty in the investigation, it may even be banned.
In India, this investigation can be initiated by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), an agency working under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Telegram has about 5 million registered users in India, so it is known that it is used on a large scale.
The focus of the investigation will be on these topics
According to reports, the focus of the Indian government’s investigation will be on Telegram’s Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Communications. Here, attention will be paid to illegal activities. According to reports, the final decision will be taken on the investigation report.
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Pavel Durov arrested from France
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram messaging app, was arrested on Saturday evening. This arrest was made at Bourget airport. After this, this news spread like fire all over the world. However, many people including Elon Musk came in support of the CEO and some also protested.
that’s why he was arrested
The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was made as part of a police investigation. This investigation was focused on the lack of moderators on Telegram. In the initial investigation, the police found that the lack of moderators allowed criminal activities to continue unhindered on the messaging app.
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Rumble CEO leaves Europe
Scared by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, Chris Pavlovski, CEO of video social media platform Rumble, left Europe within a few hours. He himself has given this information by posting it on the X platform (old name Twitter).
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