Security News > 2024 > August > French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO with Facilitating Criminal Activities on Platform
2024-08-29 04:41
French prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating a litany of criminal activity on the popular messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation following his arrest Saturday. Russian-born Durov, who is also a French citizen, has been charged with being complicit in the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as well as enabling organized crime,
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