Telegram CEO Slams French Charges Over Content Moderation

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Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, has criticized French authorities for charging him in relation to the spread of illegal content on the platform.** Durov, who holds French citizenship, was arrested at an airport near Paris last month and charged for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the app, including child sex abuse images, drug trafficking, and fraudulent transactions. He has since been released on a €5m bail and is required to report to a police station twice a week. Durov has denied the accusations, calling them 'misguided' and insisting that Telegram takes down millions of harmful posts and channels every day. The charges have sparked debate over free speech and government censorship, as Telegram is a popular app with about 1 billion users.

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