Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport for 'lack of moderation' on messaging app

Pavel Durov, who had an arrest warrant issued against him, was detained by the French authorities at an airport outside Paris. Officers from France's anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took the French-Russian billionaire into custody on Saturday evening after he arrived at Bourget Airport on a flight from Azerbaijan. Durov, 39, was wanted under a French arrest warrant due to the lack of moderation on Telegram, which allegedly led to the platform being used for money laundering, drug trafficking and sharing pedophilic content.