Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram. File | Photo credit: Reuters
Billionaire Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday (August 24, 2024) evening. TF1 TV Citing an unnamed source, he said.
Mr. Durov was traveling on his private jet, TF1 On his website he said that he was being prosecuted under an arrest warrant in France.
Telegram did not immediately respond Reuters Request for Comment.