Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues
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STIX ID: report--7081843d-cbad-57c4-8b75-237be744d305
Feed Name: Bleeping Computer
French authorities suspended travel restrictions on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, allowing him to return to Dubai while an investigation continues into criminals’ use of the platform for fraud, drug trafficking, and illegal content. The report recounts his August 2024 arrest and bail conditions, and details Telegram’s later policy shift to share users’ phone numbers and IP addresses with law enforcement under valid court orders, improvements to search to remove illicit content, and figures on data disclosures (2,253 users after 900 U.S. requests), alongside user growth milestones.
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