TELEGRAM CEO CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS CRIMES AND IS BANNED FROM LEAVING FRANCE

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been indicted in France on charges including web-mastering an online platform in order to enable an illegal transaction in an organized group, complicity in drug trafficking, distribution of child pornography, and providing cryptology services without making required declarations to government officials. Telegram has released a statement saying that it follows the law and industry standards on moderation and that it was absurd to claim that a platform or its owner is responsible for the abuse of that platform. Durov was ordered to post bail of 5 million euros. He is forbidden from leaving the country and must report to police twice a week while the case continues.