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Telegram's Durov: I Am Back in Dubai
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Posted on March 17, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleTelegram CEO Pavel Durov returns to Dubai after being detained in France due to an investigation related to criminal activity on the platform.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, said on Monday that he had returned to Dubai.
Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris last August and subsequently placed under formal investigation, with a ban on leaving France.
Durov said he had spent several months in France "due to an investigation related to the activity of criminals on Telegram. The process is ongoing, but it feels great to be home."
"I want to thank the investigative judges for letting this happen, as well as my lawyers and team for their relentless efforts in demonstrating that, when it comes to moderation, cooperation, and fighting crime, for years Telegram not only met but exceeded its legal obligations," he said.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The article discusses Pavel Durov's return to Dubai after being detained in France due to an investigation related to Telegram.
He was detained due to an investigation into criminal activities on Telegram.
Durov claims that Telegram has exceeded its legal obligations in moderation and cooperation.
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