Know why did police arrest Telegram owner Pavel Durov in France

According to reports from French local media, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, was arrested at Bourget Airport outside Paris Saturday evening. As information unfolds, this probe revolves around the number of moderators on the platform, Telegram. Police believe that because of the inadequate number of moderators on Telegram, criminal activities continue unabated on the messaging app.

So far no comment could be received from Telegram in this regard. The French Interior Ministry, as well as police, declined to comment. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was taking steps to "clarify" the situation and questioned whether Western non-governmental organizations would demand his release.

Pavel Durov is from Russia. The 39-year-old Durov is famous as the founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram. According to Forbes, Durov's wealth was estimated at $15.5 billion. He left for Russia in 2014, after refusing to close opposition communities on his social media platform at the government's instance. Pavel Durov later sold it.

Reportedly, Durov received French citizenship in 2021. In 2017, he moved Telegram and himself to Dubai.

To start with, Telegram is a social media platform like Meta's WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok. Not one penny is to be paid to use Telegram. It's also in use within India. It is estimated to hit a mark of more than a billion active monthly users in a year's span. On the Play Store, the messaging app Telegram has been downloaded over one billion times and has 41.4 million reviews, with a 4.2-star rating. The billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, was arrested at Bourget Airport outside Paris on Saturday night. That is coming from French local media. The investigation, if we can define it this way, is about the lack of moderators in Telegram.

The police opined that as there are no moderators for the service at Telegram, unabashed criminal activities are going on on the messaging platform.

As of now, there has been no word from Telegram. The French Interior Ministry and police declined to comment. Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was taking steps to "clarify" the situation and wondered whether Western non-governmental organizations would demand his release.

Durov is a native Russian. 39-year-old Durov goes by the reputation as the founder and co-owner of the messaging app Telegram. Durov holds the treasure that Forbes estimated of value to be $15.5 billion. The fortune owner left Russia in 2014, and he declined a government call to close opposition communities at his social media site, VKontakte—in an apparent display of his confidence in social networking. This is one he eventually sold off. Reports in both Russian and French media contend that in 2021, Durov obtained French citizenship and moved to Dubai in 2017. Talking about Telegram, the social media handle is like Meta, WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok. Meanwhile, Telegram is also free of charge. The platform is also used in India. The platform targets to attract more than one billion active monthly number of users within a year. Telegram, however, is the messaging app on the Play Store with over a billion downloads, 41.4 million reviews, and 4.2 stars.