Telegram says founder Durov has nothing to hide

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The Telegram messaging application said on Sunday (August 25) that its founder, Pavel Durov, had nothing to hide and that it was absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the platform.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Telegram messaging application issued a statement on Sunday, defending its founder,

00:07Pavel Durov, following his detention in France.

00:10In the statement posted on X, Telegram said it was absurd to hold an owner responsible

00:15for abuse of the platform.

00:18It added that Durov travels frequently in Europe, demonstrating he has nothing to hide.

00:23Telegram further stated that it abides by European Union laws, including the Digital

00:28Services Act, with moderation practices that meet industry standards and are continually

00:33improving.

00:34The Russian-born billionaire was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris, shortly

00:39after landing on a private jet from Azerbaijan late Saturday and taken into custody.

00:45Durov was arrested during a preliminary police investigation, into allegations that Telegram

00:50facilitated various crimes due to insufficient moderation and poor cooperation with law enforcement.

00:58For more information visit www.telegram.com

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