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See the full story · 4 sourcesRussia’s Federal Security Service said it has issued an international warrant for the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
Listen Summarise Russia’s FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism and issued an international arrest warrant. Charges claim Telegram failed to remove content used by Ukrainian special services and terrorist groups for sabotage and cyber-fraud. Durov also faces investigation by French authorities. AI generated
MOSCOW – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on July 29 that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, and that it had issued an international warrant for his arrest.
The FSB said that the charges related to Telegram’s failure to remove material “used by Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism, mass killings, and cyber-fraud operations within the Russian Federation”.
There was no immediate comment from Durov or Telegram.
Telegram, an encrypted messenger app founded in 2013, says it has more than one billion users, and is widely used on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia has repeatedly tried to restrict Telegram’s use in recent years, promoting its own state-backed MAX messenger service .
Durov, who was born in Russia but now holds Emirati and French passports, founded Russia’s Facebook equivalent, VKontakte, before selling his remaining stake in 2014 amid pressure from Russian authorities.
French authorities are investigating Durov over allegations that Telegram failed to adequately counter criminal activity on the platform and did not sufficiently cooperate with law enforcement requests.
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