Telegram app founder Pavel Durov arrested at airport in France
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According to French media reports, the investigation focuses on the lack of moderators on Telegram, which police allege allows criminal activity, such as drug dealing and pedophilia networking, to take place unhindered on the messaging app.

His arrest has sparked a wave of concern in the tech community and among internet freedom advocates.

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Meanwhile big tech social media (Meta, X etc) are awash with fake news, mis / dis information that is causing real harm to people and the bosses of those companies are never held to account let alone made subject of an arrest warrant.

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