Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly been arrested in France after getting off his private jet.
Author: Sahil Thakur
Written On: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:29:31 GMT
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly been arrested in France after getting off his private jet. The main reason for the arrest is being reported as his non-compliance to moderate content on his messaging platform. The charges include terrorism, money laundering, and more. There are reports of upto 20 years in prison for Durov.
The direct impact of this news is seen in the $TON price with a dump of 14% in the last few hours.
Elon Must also quoted a tweet saracastically criticising the action of the French govt. and supporting the many who are calling this an attack on the free speech. No more updates have been given by either the France govt. or Telegram itself.
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